Boys & Girls
James TW Lyrics

We were thirteen years old when you started coming over
We became close friends when we were young teenagers.

Told each other everything
We confided in each other completely.

We kept getting closer
We became even closer as time went on.

You'd talk about the boys
You would discuss your romantic interests with me.

And I'd give you my advice
I would offer my opinion on your romantic situations.

And you'd tell me what to say to all of the girls I like
You would give me advice on how to approach girls I was interested in.

But when I saw you get close to him
But when I saw you getting close to another guy,

Then I knew it was serious
I realized that your relationship was significant.

Something inside of me lit up a fire
I felt a spark of something inside me.

Can't help if something's changed
I couldn't control the changes that were happening within me.

I guess boys and girls try to pretend
Maybe boys and girls pretend

They're not catching feelings
That they are not developing romantic feelings.

When they're catching feelings
Even though they actually are falling in love.

I guess boys and girls
Maybe boys and girls,

Just can't be friends
Cannot maintain a platonic friendship,

Without catching feelings
Without developing romantic feelings for each other.

Cause I'm catching feelings
Because I am starting to develop romantic feelings for you.

We turned sixteen years old and you asked the question
We became teenagers and you asked a significant question.

Don't you want something more, the deeper connection?
Don't you want a more meaningful relationship, a deeper connection?

I saw what it meant to you
I understood how much this connection would mean to you.

But didn't know what to say
But I didn't know how to respond.

We had so much to lose
We had a lot to risk if we pursued a romantic relationship.

But I kissed you anyway
But I took the risk and kissed you anyway.

Started losing our innocence
We started becoming more mature and experienced.

And things got too serious
Our relationship became too significant.

Something inside of you lit up a fire
You also felt a spark of something inside you.

Now we're eighteen years old
Now we are legal adults.

And you barely come over
And you hardly ever visit anymore.

Cause while I'm with someone new
Because I am now in a new relationship.

You're still finding closure
You are still trying to move on and find closure from our past relationship.

And all I can do is think
And all I can do is contemplate.

Why did we have to lose?
Why did we have to let go of what we had?

Cause us in the early days was my favorite me and you
Because the early days of our friendship were my favorite memories of us together.

I guess boys and girls (I guess boys and girls)
I suppose that boys and girls,

Oh, boys and girls (All the boys and girls)
All young people,

They're catching feelings (They're catching feelings)
They are developing romantic feelings for each other.

They're catching feelings, oh
They are falling in love.

Just can't be friends
Cannot remain only friends.

Without catching feelings
Without eventually falling in love.

Cause we're catching feelings
Because we both fell in love with each other.

Without catching feelings
Without developing romantic feelings for each other.

Cause we're catching feelings
Because we could not help ourselves from developing romantic feelings for each other.