Hard to Read

Verse 1

You got a way of lookin’ right through me

Like you’re sayin’ things you won’t speak

One minute close, next minute gone

Like a radio playin’ a half-known song

You laugh like you ain’t got a care

But there’s somethin’ heavy hidin’ there

And I can’t tell if you’re holdin’ back

Or just don’t know how to act

Pre-Chorus

Yeah, I’m tryin’ not to fall too deep

But you don’t make it easy on me

Chorus

‘Cause you’re hard to read, like a midnight sky

No clear stars, just question marks in your eyes

You pull me in, then you let me drift

Like you don’t know what to do with this

I’m gettin’ close, but I can’t see through

All the walls you keep hidin’ behind you

I’m ready for love, but I don’t know where you lead

‘Cause you’re hard to read

Verse 2

You say just enough to keep me here

Then disappear when it gets too real

Got me wonderin’ if I’m wastin’ time

Or if you’re just scared like I was last time

I see the good in the way you care

In the quiet moments when you’re still there

But it’s like you’re speakin’ in between the lines

And I’m tryin’ to read all the signs

Pre-Chorus

Yeah, I don’t need perfect, I just need true

But I don’t know if that’s you

Chorus

‘Cause you’re hard to read, like a midnight sky

No clear stars, just question marks in your eyes

You pull me in, then you let me drift

Like you don’t know what to do with this

I’m gettin’ close, but I can’t see through

All the walls you keep hidin’ behind you

I’m ready for love, but I don’t know where you lead

‘Cause you’re hard to read

Bridge

Maybe you’ve been hurt, maybe so have I

Maybe we’re both just scared to try

But I can’t keep guessin’ what you feel

I need somethin’ honest, somethin’ real

Breakdown

Yeah, I’m willin’ to stay if you meet me halfway

But I ain’t gonna beg you to feel this way

Final Chorus

You’re hard to read, but I’m standin’ here

Hopin’ someday you’ll make it clear

Either let me in or let me go

Don’t keep me hangin’ in the in-between slow

I’m strong enough to walk away

But I’m hopin’ you’ll find the words to say

‘Cause I’m ready for love, I just need to believe

You’re not too hard to read

Outro

Yeah, don’t leave me guessin’ what you mean

‘Cause I don’t wanna lose somethin’ that could be

Just ‘cause you’re hard to read