If You Only Knew

You call me when the evening's long, Just to hear a familiar voice. You tell me everything that's on your mind, Like I was always your safe choice. You talk about the one you're waiting for, And I just listen like I should. If you could hear the words I swallow, You'd know how deep they really go. I've had a hundred chances, To tell you where I stand. But every time you look at me, I let the moment end. If you only knew, What it costs me to stay, Right here across from you, While you give your heart away. If you only knew, how close I come each Time, to say what's been between us, I've kept hidden all this time. But you don't, No you don't. So I smile and let you talk, like it Never hurts at all. If you only knew. You laugh and say I'm easy to talk to, That I always understand. You don't know how hard it is sometimes to Keep my heart out of my hands. I know the names of all your worries, The dreams you haven't told the world. And every time you say you need me, I wish you meant it in another way. I've had a hundred chances, To tell you where I stand. But every time you look at me, I let The moment end. If you only knew, What it costs me to stay, right here across From you, While you give your heart away. If you only knew, how close I come each Time, to say what's been between us, I've kept hidden all this time. But you don't, no you don't. So I smile and let you talk, like it Never hurts at all. If you only knew. Maybe, Maybe loving you this way, Is easier than letting go. Maybe some doors stay closed, because we're scared Of what we know. So I'll be here when you need me. I'll say the things that friends should say. And keep the truth I almost told you, For another day. If you only knew, What it costs me to stay, Right here across from you, While you give your heart away. If you only knew, how close I come each Time, to say what's been between us, I've kept hidden all this time. But you don't, no you don't. So I smile and let you talk, like it Never hurts at all. If you only knew.