red boxers

Quiet night just you and me
The air is fresher in Mineola
Your childhood bedroom in the attic
After stopping by the store for ice cream and cola
A silly mistake, I need new underwear
Do you happen to have some that I can borrow
You gave some to match my hair
You said there's no need to give them back tomorrow

And so I wore your red boxers
So kind of you to offer
I said we're like those silly boys
The ones in heart stopper and you
Held my hand as I discovered who I was
My pretty boy, you'd be easy to love
To love

As I look in the mirror I see myself
A glimpse of the boy who I was hiding
The waistband fits my hips just right
And I looked up to see you softly smiling
You kissed me close and pulled me by the waist
This is not a phase, you said that to my face
Sweet summer nights of no expectation
I still don't understand how we were supposed to be just friends

Cause when I wore your boxers
I felt a little less awkward
You said you're such a silly boy
like the ones in heart stopper and you
Told me to tell the world who I was
But I didn't know that'd be at cost of your love

And you helped me move uptown a whole two months ago
I need to unpack and make this room a home
But I'm surrounded by boxes and I'm scared the next box is
The one with your boxers or your note from my show
Just unpack the boxes but my only thought is
If I had stayed inside the boxes maybe I wouldn't be alone

I finally unboxed your red boxers
And I threw in them in the washer
Cause life isn't as simple as they show it in heart stopper and I
Was so proud to be with such a pretty boy
But you didn't feel the same, you were so paranoid
Of what people would say and how they would talk
About you loving someone who's a little outside the box
The box
A little outside the box