[Intro] Funny... Whole night you thought I was shy Maybe I was ... Just not for the reason you thought [Verse 1] I was good sitting over by the bar Drink getting warm mind somewhere far Then I hear somebody say "Mr. Piano Man" And suddenly everybody knows where I am You put it to a vote Like I had a choice Trying not to laugh at the sound of your voice You said... Come play for me Like that was casual Then hit me with don't make me beg ... Girl That's dangerous [Pre-Chorus] You kept saying stop smiling Like you didn't start it Every time I caught your eyes You'd turn away and act unbothered Then look back Just to see if I was still looking ... I was [Chorus] If I looked up... You'd know Every little thing I was trying not to show So I kept my eyes on those black and white keys Like the piano was the reason you were getting to me If I looked up... You'd see That smile you kept telling me to lose Wasn't nerves Wasn't the room Wasn't anything but you So I looked down ... 'Cause if I looked up You'd know [Post-Chorus] Yeah... You'd know Mm... And I wasn't ready for you to know [Verse 2] Halfway across the room I hear you say... Wait Does he look better walking this way? [Soft Laugh] Now... I could've pretended I didn't hear that But you weren't exactly whispering Then somebody somewhere behind you Let out a little... "Wooo" And you could've saved yourself Could've changed the subject Could've blamed the room Instead... You basically said She ain't wrong ... Okay Now I'm listening Then I sit down Hands on the keys You lean close enough for me to hear... "Thank you, baby" ... There it was And your face changed before the word even finished landing You tried to move on Like words disappear if nobody touches them But baby... I heard you [Pre-Chorus] You kept telling me stop smiling I was trying Believe me Every time you leaned my way I suddenly found another chord I needed to see Not because I forgot the song Not because I couldn't play I just knew if our eyes met... My face would give me away [Chorus] If I looked up... You'd know Every little thing I was trying not to show So I kept my eyes on those black and white keys Like the piano was the reason you were getting to me If I looked up... You'd see That smile you kept telling me to lose Wasn't nerves Wasn't the room Wasn't anything but you So I looked down ... 'Cause if I looked up You'd know [Verse 3] And maybe that's what I liked most You had all that confidence Till you didn't All that... Come here, Nico Sit down, Nico Stop smiling, Nico Then suddenly... Did I just call you baby? [Soft Laugh] Yeah You did And maybe I shouldn't admit this But watching you try to recover... That was cute Real cute You said... Before I flirt myself out of a performance And I'm sitting there thinking... Too late Not for the performance ... For me [Bridge] Here's the part I'd never say with you standing there ... I liked it I liked you looking at me Liked knowing I could make all that confidence lose its balance Just a little Liked that laugh you couldn't quite control Liked the way you said my name And yeah... I liked when you called me baby More than I probably should've [Pause] That's why I kept looking down Because if I looked up... ... I would've stayed there [Final Chorus] If I looked up... You'd know And maybe now I'm tired of hiding what I already showed Those keys weren't saving me They were somewhere I could run Every time your eyes got close enough to tell you what you'd done If I looked up... You'd see Maybe you weren't the only one losing your cool You were trying not to show me I was trying not to show you And maybe... Neither one of us did that very well [Final Lift] I'm not calling this love No... That's too fast I'm not giving one night a name it didn't ask for I'm just saying... Something changed Somewhere between that bar Your microphone And those piano keys Something I couldn't say while you were beside me ... So I'm saying it now Where you can't hear me [Pause] At least... I don't think you can [Outro] Next time... If you tell me stop smiling I might ask you... Why? And if you call me baby again... ... I might not let you take it back [Soft Hold] Maybe next time I won't look down ... Maybe next time I'll look up
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