one-sided love

(1, 2, 3, and...)

Only came to this party cause I heard you were invited

Put on my best outfit

And I did my hair how you used to like it

'Come On Eileen' is playing as you make your way over

You give me a hug and a smile

Say 'it's been such a while', but your hand is holding hers

You've been seeing each other for the better part of a year

She seems kind, and has eyes that could make the ocean cry

And her name is Evelyn

I knew all of this before I came

But I just wanted to see your face

We don't talk much for the rest of the night

You dance with her, and I watch from the sideline

No force of gravity, or proximity

Could make you notice me

You've got a person who'll love you more than anything

Standing across the room, watching you

She paints your life

But it's all black and white

You deserve someone to show you every hue

You've only known her for a year

But we've been friends since we were kids

There's things she'll never understand about you

The way I do

The way I could

If this weren't a one-sided love

Smell of cold night air and cigarette smoke

As I leave through the front door

Cause there's only so long I can bear to watch you

Distracted by another

Cause we never talk anymore

You send letters to her

And then ring me once every four months

We were best friends

Now we're more like loose threads

Just hanging on to whatever's left

So much misery, endless history

Why won't you notice me

You've got a person who'll love you more than anything

Standing across the room, watching you

She paints your life

But it's all black and white

You deserve someone to show you every hue

You've only known her for a year

But we've been friends since we were kids

There's things she'll never understand about you

The way I do

The way I could

And I know she brings you flowers everyday

But they're the ones that you hate

She doesn't know every song on your favourite mixtape

The way I do

The way I could

If this weren't a one-sided love

(Oh, oh oh)

If this weren't a one-sided love

(Oh, oh, oh)

So go take your CD's

And your faded blue jeans

And the three sugars you always have

Put in your coffee

And go give it to her

Every piece of your world

That you used to share with me

If our love's a dead end

Why can't we still be friends

I'm one call away

Just ring me and say

I'm sorry for leaving you behind

How could I have ever been so blind

You've got a person who'll love you more than anything

Standing across the room, watching you

She paints your life

But it's all black and white

You deserve someone to show you every hue

You've only known her for a year

But we've been friends since we were kids

She'll never understand you

The way I do

The way I could

And I know she brings you flowers everyday

But they're the ones that you hate

She doesn't know every song on your favourite mixtape

The way I do

The way I could

If this weren't a one-sided love

(The end)