I Can Read You

I can't believe you're hitting on me!
I thought we both felt a spark
I'm never wrong
Never?
Wanna bet?
You want a drink?
Tell you what
I'm right- you drink
Hit me

I betcha think you're pretty tough
And sure, you are
But not enough
Still you're the type of girl who likes to flirt with danger
That's it?
You haven't had a date in years
The locals leave you bored to tears
But you'd be tempted by a charming, handsome stranger
Oh, please!
It would help a ton if he's gone by Monday, I reckon
So it's clean and done before anyone has to know
I told you so

See, I can read you
Like an open book
And honey, chapter one looks dynamite
Yes, I can read you
With a single look
And forgive me if I'm starin'
'Cause you clearly can't help sharin'
Darlin', it's all there in black and white

A few lucky guesses
My turn!
You're out of your league
Here
Hope you can hold your liquor

I bet you think you're pretty slick
The type who doesn't miss a trick
And I can see you've got your act down to the letter
Compliments don't count
I know you're charming, goodness yes
Not half as much, though, as you guess
But plenty enough to fool the folks who don't know better
Cheers
And in every town all the girls lay down when you beckon
So you get all hot when there's one who's got any fight
Damn right

Yeah, I can read you
Like an open book
The kind that I put down by chapter two
Oh, honey
I can read you
With a single look
And you seem like a bestseller
At least the tale, if not the teller
But honey, even Helen Keller could see through you

My turn
You spend your days in the heat and haze
You sleepwalk through the town
You watch it turn to dust and blow away
You talk to folks, maybe tell some jokes
You smile when they seem down
You swear the rain'll be here any day
But late at night in the failing light
You're tired to your soul
And everything inside comes bursting through
Still, you keep it hid
So your poor sweet kid
Won't see you lose control
And pretend that you're just fine
And hope to God it's true

Too much?
I can take it
Can you?

I think you read folks like you do
To keep the world from reading you
It's hard to hit a target that keeps moving
See, I don't know the life you had
But someone, somewhere hurt you bad
And you don't want that wound to start improving

So you come on hard and won't drop your guard for a second
And you pick apart everybody's heart so your own
Can stay unknown
Can we stop now?

See
I can read you
Like an open book
You're pretty much like me, down at the core
Oh, I can read you
Yes, I can read you
Let's turn the page
And read a little more