Pure intentions, so naïve
I was only twenty-three
Didn't know till you showed me
Friendship could be currency
I thought of you like family
For three years of my life
But I'm finally understanding
What made me worth your time

It's unsettling
To know I gave my love
While you just measured it
It never was enough
Treated my time like merchandise
And I'm the one who paid the price
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all
Oh-oh, hmm-mm

Who knew you were keeping score
Thought I was different, could have sworn
We be each other's maids of honour
Stay in touch as we got older
I guess I was wrong

And it's unsettling
To know I gave my love
While you just measured it
It never was enough
Treated my time like merchandise
And I'm the one who paid the price
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all, all
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And when you tell this story that I played a villain
You push yourself before me and still played a victim
When I was in a crisis, I needed a friend
Tell me where were you then?

Yeah, it's unsettling
To realize the first: I love you
I heard in my head
Was my imagination
I gave you everything
You took it all at my expense
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all, hmm-mm
Not at all, hmm-mm, mm