"Let's be friends" doesn't work.

(country song Rick Trevino. I don't like how his version is all peppy but its says it all)

You me wrapped around your finger
Like a yo-yo on a string
Playing games with my heart
And I can't do a thing
You throw me down and then you snap me up
I'm in the palm of your hand
Why you get your kicks doing all these tricks
I'll never understand

You give me just enough rope
Just enough hope
Just enough ties that bind
Just enough love
But not enough of
Security and peace of mind
You give me just enough slack then you yank me back
Right before I'm gone
You give me just enough rope
Just enough hope
To keep me hanging on

First you tell me that you love me
Then you push me away
How you're gonna treat me
Changes day to day
You build me up then you tear me down
When you got me standing tall
You pull the rug out from under me
Just to watch me fall

You give me just enough rope
Just enough hope
Just enough ties that bind
Just enough love
But not enough of
Security and peace of mind
You give me just enough slack then you yank me back
Right before I'm gone
You give me just enough rope
Just enough hope
To keep me hanging on

just when I get to a place that's manageable. I let myself be charmed by him. I lose all reason. My brain tells me the truth, tells me what will happen. But when I open my mouth, my heart takes over. The worse part is he tries to comfort me by saying "he knows how it feels to be in my position. How much it hurt to want to be more than friends with someone that has already moved on." That doesn't help. Its a stab in the heart. All it does is make me realized that I'm the only fool still in love. I don't understand how he doesn't realize how much he gives me mixed signals. Is he just trying to spare my feelings? Does he treat all his female friends this way? I'd hope not. I'd like to think I was special. Honestly, it makes it worse. Just when I get to a manageable place, he does or says something that brings me right back.