'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand milesIf I could just see you tonight. You can have a crush while being in a something for an extended period of time. The only problem is you may have already moved on. I know you get me, so I let me walls come downBefore you met me, I was a wreckBut things were kinda heavy, you brought me to lifeNow every February you'll be my valentine. Something that Vanessa Williams sings about with beauty and passion. Something about being pursued can make us feel extra confident, especially if the pursuer is good looking! Falling in love, even when it's falling in love with a friend, can really sneak up on you. "'Cause you and I/Why, we go carrying on for hours, on andWe get along much better/Than you and your boyfriend". I won't lie to youI know he's just not right for youAnd you can tell me if I'm offBut I see it on your face when you say he's the one that you wantAnd you're spending all your time in this wrong situationAnd anytime you want it to stopI know I can treat you better than he can. The intro somehow sounds like transgression; the rest sounds almost noble. ", A beautiful and ironic declaration of romantic fidelity that just happens to be directed at a married man. But secretly inside you want to scream out, "I've got a crush on you! "How am I to tell the love of my life/I'm in love with my best friend. I've got all of the songs that you can listen to when you are feeling down, when you are hurting from a fight and songs that can perk you right up! Maybe it's the undeniable sexy thump of the famous Hi Rhythm Section egging her on, but the lady behind "I Can't Stand the Rain" practically explodes in frustration. © 2020 by Tango Media Corporation All Rights Reserved. You may feel like no words can express the tingling butterflies in your stomach or the jumbled thoughts your new crush seems to have put in your mind. Whether you want them to stay the night or stay for breakfast the next morning, it's difficult letting go. An early Muscle Shoals classic, this song was designed by Dan Penn and Chips Moman to be "the best cheating song, ever." That is, except for the unlucky guy she's already seeing, who gets a pretty cavalier sendoff: "When you change your heart / save yourself and forget all the rest. "I might crumble/I might take a fall againBut you're my everlasting friend/Everlasting friend". "Breathe" by Iyaz. And sure, sitting on the couch eating cookie dough doesn't fit most of our traditional ideas of romance, but it's definitely a more appealing thing to do with the potential love of your life than, say, braiding each other's ponytails. It's okay to enjoy each other's company and take things as slow as you want. The song features shades of Jefferson Airplane's "Triad," though that classic didn't involve actual cheating per se. In the beginning of any crush or relationship, you always expect for your new fling to have your back (which they should). I am trying, not to tell youBut I want to, I'm scared of what you'll sayAnd so I'm hiding what I'm feelingBut I'm tired of holding this inside my headI've been spending all my timeJust thinking about yaI don't know what to doI think I'm fallin' for you. But it's this tender, early serenade about love and friendship that will leave a major impression on your heart. Our minds can play tricks on us sometimes, especially when we've just developed a new crush. Robert Fontenot Jr. is an entertainment critic and journalist focusing on classic rock and roll and published nationally for more than 25 years. For one thing, I didn't have any male best friends as a kid, and though I might not have hit puberty at that point, I definitely knew that when it came to falling in love, I fell on the straight side of the spectrum. Rhyming "wrong" and "strong" was the most natural thing he could have done. "You treat me like I'm a princessI'm not used to liking thatYou ask how my day was". Apparently, it started out as a one-night stand, so the answer may lie between the sheets. Well, she was standing in a barI said, "Hello, how do you do? I don't know what it is but I got that feelingWaking up in this bed next to you swear the roomYeah, it got no ceilingIf we lay, let the day just pass us byI might get to too much talkingI might have to tell you somethingDamn, I like me better when I'm with you. Luckily for you, I'm here to help you in that quest. "I Almost Do" by Taylor Swift. © 2020 by Tango Media Corporation All Rights Reserved. It seems like every thought our mind has just eventually wanders over to that new person in our lives - making the infatuation grow deeper. Critic Dave Marsh famously said that this song's effect was as emotional and visceral as "witnessing a murder or a suicide."