[Intro] Honey, honey That’s what he calls me Honey, honey Sweet as can be [Verse 1] He calls me honey when the morning’s slow When the coffee’s hot and the curtains glow He likes me laughing in a cotton dress With my hair pinned back and my hands at rest He calls me baby when the neighbors hear Like I’m something soft he can keep right here But when I talk about a bigger room He looks down at his silver spoon [Pre-Chorus] He says, “Now don’t you worry Pretty girls get by” But I’ve been writing every word While he’s been learning how to lie [Chorus] He calls me honey Like I’m easy, like I’m small Like I’d melt into his money If he warmed me up at all He calls me honey Like a name he gave to me But I had one before him And I know who I can be You say it sweet like sugar But it sticks like glue He calls me honey When he don’t know what to do [Verse 2] He likes my songs when they’re soft and low When they don’t ask where the dollars go He likes my voice in a minor key Long as I don’t sing about me He buys me roses, says, “Ain’t love grand?” Then takes the pen right out of my hand Says, “Leave the hard part to the men” So I smile real nice and write it down again [Pre-Chorus] He says, “Girl, you’re pretty Don’t you make that face” But pretty ain’t a pension And sweet don’t buy me space [Chorus] He calls me honey Like I’m easy, like I’m small Like I’d melt into his money If he warmed me up at all He calls me honey Like a name he gave to me But I had one before him And I know who I can be You say it sweet like sugar But it sticks like glue He calls me honey When he don’t know what to do [Bridge] Oh, I can pour the tea I can smile just right I can be the pretty picture In his porch-light life But I can read a contract I can count my change I can hear the little warning When he says my name Honey, honey He thinks it makes me tame Honey, honey But sweetness has a flame [Final Chorus] He calls me honey Like I’m easy, like I’m small Like I’d melt into his money If he warmed me up at all He calls me honey But I’m laughing underneath There’s a woman in the mirror With a sharpness in her teeth You say it sweet like sugar But it sticks like glue He calls me honey When he don’t know what to do [Outro] Honey, honey That’s what he calls me Honey, honey Sweet as can be Honey, honey Let him think he taught me Honey, honey I was listening While he talked to me
