Cost of a Crush

Intro: The whole grade knows I like you anyways,  
And you say you don’t care, so why were you blushing?  
Why didn’t you respond?  

Verse 1: Just tell me you hate me already,  
'Cause I’m not gonna keep waiting for you.  
I liked you since first grade,  
Then we grew up and grew apart.  
The ty thing about telling you  
Is that it cost me our friendship.  
And now I’m stuck waiting for two days  
To get rejected by the one guy  
Who got me better than my best friend did.  

Chorus: I just wish this isn’t how our story ends,  
But I know someday, somehow, we’ll meet again.  
Yeah, this is a spring I’ll never forget.  
Why can’t we just be direct?  

Verse 2: I remember yesterday we were talking about relationships,  
And I got a little worried thinking you wanted someone else.  
I get that I’m about to be twelve,  
So why am I finding “the one” so soon?  
Can someone tell me why I’m thinking about our honeymoon?  
Why do I see my whole life when I look into your eyes?  
Think I just need some advice on how to handle this.  

Bridge: I hope that this was all a dream,  
But it wasn’t, and it cost me one of my most important friendships.  
Now I’m stuck befriending your friends  
To get an answer out of you before Monday.  
I’m replaying the whole scene in my mind,  
Wishing I could go back and stop it from happening.  
But now I’m questioning why you didn’t respond.  
Maybe it’s because of a certain blonde.  

Outro: I’m replaying the whole scene in my mind,  
Wishing I could go back and stop it from happening.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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