I Could Use A Friend

I swear I wasn't always like this I could handle anything But lately, I feel like a stranger Living in my own skin And the older that I'm getting The less I'm letting out I can feel my heart screaming But I never make a sound And I don't know how much it is I can take If only I could say what I'm thinking Instead, I'm just sinking in silence again And I'm getting tired of smiling and laughing With nobody asking how I really am Oh, I could use a friend It took a lot for me to call you But now I got you on the phone I don't wanna cut the small talk Just to say I feel alone 'Cause I don't wanna be a burden Make it all about me Try to keep it on the surface So you don't see underneath And I don't know how much it is I can take If only I could say what I'm thinking Instead, I'm just sinking in silence again And I'm getting tired of smiling and laughing With nobody asking how I really am Oh, I could use a friend Much more than I'd admit Don't wanna stay the obvious But I'll be losing it 'Cause even though I'm scared I wanna let you in But every time I try, I swear, the air is turning thin But I wanna let you in If only I could say what I'm thinking Instead, I'm just sinking in silence again And I'm getting tired of smiling and laughing With nobody asking how I really am Oh, I could use a friend Whoa-oh-whoa Oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh-whoa Oh, I could use a friend Whoa-oh-whoa Oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh-whoa Oh, I could use a friend