i'm sick of being your little secret
i'm sick of following you around like a little puppy dog
only shown to certain people you want
i'm sick of feeling like i'm part of a lie
i'm sick of you still hiding me from your ex and everyone connected to him
while i hold your hand tight as i pass by all the girls i know here at long beach
i could pretend we're just friends too, giving them a wrong impression
but i don't, because i actually have respect for you
if you're not going to acknowledge me, don't fucking be with me
either everyone can know, or no one at all
and you telling me to take down pictures of us on myspace is making it selective
i'm sick of the selective revealing
i'm sick of pretending to be just your friend around certain people and not others
i'm sick of being part of a lie
just cuz you got issues with honesty doesn't mean you can drag me along too
you keep saying you've changed, but your actions haven't
you're still acting the same, you're still not being real
and you're still hiding me from all your ex's friends
don't tell me not to bring up the past when it's still the present
i'm not saying tell the whole world about us, cuz that's our business, not theirs
i'm just saying don't lie and deny it when it comes up. be fucking real about it
don't say i'm just a friend to people who know your ex when we're more than that
don't say "oh we're just dating on and off" to the guys you're interested in when we're exclusive
and only call me your boyfriend and say you're with me to the guys you're blowing off
it's fucked up and disrespectful
i'm not your toy. i'm not your little title changing boy you can use to manipulate others with
your excuse is that you're just shy of pda, but you're far from it
you gave me head in front of all our friends playing truth or dare
if that's called being shy of pda, then what the hell would you do if you weren't?
your other excuse is that you don't want to mix starbucks and your personal life
but you had no problem telling them about your ex. everyone still thinks you're with him
you're not denying what you have with him, but you are with me
if you really didn't want to mix starbucks and your personal life,
you'd put all the guys you've dated up to that, not just me
it's not even about the picture itself. i couldn't care less if it's up there or not
it's your shady intentions behind it that piss me off
our first month together, you'd get all excited about it
"aw, you wanna put a pic of us on myspace? that's so cute!"
now that there's one up there, you're freaking out, making up lies
calling me immature and disrespectful for leaving it up there
when it's really you being the disrespectful one
disacknowledging people is disrespectful
imagine if the roles were switched. when my friends asked, i'd say we're dating
but i'd hide you from my ex and everyone connected with her. i'd tell them we're just friends
i'd be all loving, warm and affectionate with you around all your friends and mine
but as soon as we step foot at the pruneyard, i wouldn't even hold your hand
in fear that someone who knows her finding out and telling her
it's shady, frustrating and only digs you deeper in your hole
and from past experience, every time i've given you the benefit of doubt,
you ended up fucking another guy and lieing about it
if you want to, just fucking tell me and be honest about it
this isn't about who you're with or not with. it's about being real
if a guy who likes you asks, say we're dating
if anyone from starbucks asks, say we're dating
and for the love of god, if your ex asks, say we're dating
if you'd rather be with him, then break things off with me and be with him
i couldn't care less about the outcome, i just want you to be fuckin real
either we're dating and we're ourselves no matter who's around
or we tell everyone we're just friends and it is what it is
either when people ask, we don't lie about it and they see us for what we really are,
or we don't lie about it and we're nothing at all
you can't bend our title depending on the people we're around
you can't have your cake and eat it too