[Intro] Thought I was good at hiding things Guess not [Verse 1] Back of the room drink in my hand You on the stage me where I stand Stayed one more song every time Told myself I just liked the vibe Every now and then our eyes would meet I'd look away before three beats Thought somebody like you would never notice Maybe you did You never showed it [Pre-Chorus] I liked the question better than the truth Then last week the question moved [Chorus] Don't look at me like that Then act like you didn't Don't catch my eyes hold 'em a second Then turn like you meant nothing with it Don't tell me stop smiling When you're the reason it started I can take a hint It's the almost-hints that hit hardest Don't look at me like that Unless... You mean it [Verse 2] Same bar same comfortable seat Then I hear "Mr. Piano Man" Wait... How'd you know? That's one little thing I never told you Before I can ask you call for a vote Whole room turns there goes my hope "Come play for me" Then don't make me beg That's a dangerous thing to put in my head Halfway there I hear you say Do I look better coming your way? Kept walking Maybe slower Then you said stop smiling Like you weren't making it harder [Chorus] Don't look at me like that Then blame me for noticing Don't watch me cross the room Then act surprised when I'm smiling Called me fine Then looked away Like words don't count And don't call me baby If you're gonna panic when it comes out Don't look at me like that Unless... You mean it [Verse 3] Sat at the piano back in control Keys make sense I know that road Found the pocket found the groove Then you leaned close "Thank you, baby" One word two syllables Whole rhythm changed My hand missed one little beat Nobody noticed Except me Your face caught up with what you said Tried to move on Too late for that Some words ring after the note is gone That one stayed a little too long [Bridge] Truth is I noticed you before that night Long before the piano lights Stayed for songs I didn't plan to Found reasons to be around you I thought distance kept things simple Then you looked back Now I'm not sure Maybe you caught me more than once Maybe you knew Maybe you didn't But me? I know what my looks meant [Final Chorus] Don't look at me like that Unless you want me looking back Don't tell me stop smiling Then give me another reason I can play the song I can play it cool But one of those gets harder with you Don't look at me like that Unless... You mean it And if you do Next time... Don't look away [Outro] Good thing you'll never hear this I'd never say it quite like this But next time you catch me looking Maybe I won't need somewhere to hide No piano No looking down Maybe... I'll look back [Clean End]
