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

Country, female, ballad, confident