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Verse 1 Baby, I read you before you even spoke. Saw it in your posture, in the promises you wrote. It was something in your tone, something in your eyes, something in the way you made charm sound like disguise. You looked good on paper, said all the perfect things, but something in my spirit didn’t trust the energy you bring. I tried to give it room, tried to let you prove me wrong, but every red flag whispered before the damage got too strong. Pre-Chorus You can fake it for a minute, but truth don’t hide for long. And I know the difference between attention and a song. You thought I’d miss the pattern, thought I’d never know the game. But I saw what you were doing before you ever said my name. Chorus Baby, I read you before you even spoke. I peeped your game before you thought I’d know. All that charm, all that talk, all that fake in your flow. Baby, I read you, that’s why I left before it broke. Verse 2 You wanted me impressed, wanted me caught in the act, wanted me so busy dreaming I would never check the facts. But I pay attention, I listen with more than ears. I watch how people move when there’s nothing left to hear. And you were too polished, too smooth, too rehearsed, like every line you gave me had been given out first. So I stepped back early, didn’t need the full show. I know what fake love looks like, and baby, yours was close. Pre-Chorus You can fake it for a minute, but truth don’t hide for long. And I know the difference between attention and a song. You thought I’d miss the pattern, thought I’d never know the game. But I saw what you were doing before you ever said my name. Chorus Baby, I read you before you even spoke. I peeped your game before you thought I’d know. All that charm, all that talk, all that fake in your flow. Baby, I read you, that’s why I left before it broke. Bridge Some women learn the hard way, some women learn in time. I learned to trust the feeling that keeps me from the lie. So before you call it loss, before you say I ran, just know I saw the truth before you ever had the chance. Final Chorus Baby, I read you before you even spoke. Saw through the shine, saw through the smile, saw through the smoke. All that game, all that talk, all that fake in your tone. Baby, I read you, that’s why I left you alone.