WHY DID YOU TELL THEM?

WHY DID YOU TELL THEM?

Verse 1

I thought you were my friend, I thought you knew my heart

Never thought a secret could tear us all apart

You told the whole school stories that were never even true

And now I hear my name in every room because of you

I keep thinking maybe I did something wrong

Maybe I was distant, maybe I took too long

To tell you how I felt, to tell you what was real

But you never asked me, you just told them how you feel

Pre-Chorus

Was it jealousy? Was it pain?

Did you want to see me lose him just to make me feel the same?

I would’ve listened, I would’ve stayed

But you turned my private life into a game

Chorus

Why did you tell them all about me?

Why’d you make a story out of something you couldn’t see?

You told them lies about the boy I like

Now I don’t know who to trust when I walk outside

And I don’t hate you, I just don’t understand

How someone I called my friend could hurt me like that

If you were hurting, you could’ve told me why

Instead of making me the villain in everybody’s eyes

Verse 2

Maybe you were scared that I would leave you behind

Maybe you thought that I was choosing him this time

Maybe you wanted him, maybe you wanted me

Maybe you just wanted someone else to see

That you were hurting too, but you never said a word

You let the rumors grow until they sounded like the truth

And I was standing there, trying to explain

Something I never did, something I never said

Pre-Chorus

Was it jealousy? Was it pain?

Did you want me to come running back and beg you to stay?

I would’ve listened, I would’ve stayed

But you turned my private life into a game

Chorus

Why did you tell them all about me?

Why’d you make a story out of something you couldn’t see?

You told them lies about the boy I like

Now I don’t know who to trust when I walk outside

And I don’t hate you, I just don’t understand

How someone I called my friend could hurt me like that

If you were hurting, you could’ve told me why

Instead of making me the villain in everybody’s eyes

Bridge

I wish you would’ve told me

What was going on inside

I wish you would’ve trusted me

Instead of telling lies

And if you didn’t want me

You could’ve let me go

But you don’t get to tell my story

Like you know what I know

Final Chorus

Why did you tell them all about me?

Why’d you make a story out of something you couldn’t see?

You told them lies about the boy I like

Now I don’t know who to trust when I walk outside

And I don’t hate you, I just don’t understand

How someone I called my friend could hurt me like that

If you were hurting, you could’ve told me why

Instead of making me the villain in everybody’s eyes

Outro

I still don’t know why

You told them all those lies

But I know what I felt

And I know what was mine.