Verse
[Ab]
I stick with real things
Usually facts and figures
When information's in its place
[Gm]
I minimize the guessing game
Guess what?
[F#]
I don't like guessing games
Or when I feel things
Before I know the feelings
How am I supposed to operate
[Fm]
If I'm just tossed around by fate?
Like on an unexpected date?
[Ebm]
The stranger who might talk too fast
[Ab]
Or ask me questions about myself
[Db]
Before I've decided that
[F#]
He can ask me questions about myself
[Ebm]
He might sit too close
[Ab]
Or call the waiter by his first name
[Db]
Or eat Oreos
[F#]
But eat the cookie before the cream?
[Ebm]
But what scares me the most
[F]
what scares me the most
Verse
[Bb]
Is what if when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it?
[Eb]
What if he runs the other way and I can't hide from it?
What happens then?
[Bb]
If when he knows me, he's only disappointed?
[Eb]
What if I give myself away, to only get it given back?
I couldn't live with that
[F] [Gm]
So, I'm just fine, inside my shell-shaped mind
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [Cm]
This way I get the best view
[Ebm] [Ab]
So, when he sees me, I want him to
Verse
I'm not defensive
I'm simply being cautious
I can't risk reckless dating
Due to my miscalculating
[Gm] [F#]
While a certain suitor stands in line
I've seen in movies
Most made for television
You cannot be too careful
[Fm]
When it comes to sharing your life
I could end up a miserable wife
[Ebm] [Ab]
He could be criminal, some sort of psychopath
who escaped from an institution,
[Db]
somewhere where they don't have girls
[F#]
He could have masterminded some way to find me
[Ebm]
He could be colorblind
[Ab]
How untrustworthy is that
[Db]
He could be less than kind
[F#] [Ebm]
Or even worse he could be very nice, have lovely eyes
[F#/C#] [B]
And make me laugh, come out of hiding
[F7]
What do I do with that?
Oh, God
Verse
[Bb]
What if when he sees me
I like him and he knows it?
What if he opens up a door
[Eb]
And I can't close it?
What happens then?
[Bb]
If when he holds me
My heart is set in motion
I'm not prepared for that
[Eb]
I'm scared of breaking open
But still I can't help from hoping
[Gm9] [Eb]
To find someone to talk to
[F] [Cm]
Who likes the way I am
[Eb]
Someone who when he sees me
[Bb]
Wants to again
