I can tell you've lived by the marks on your skin
These are like the pages of a book
The lines beside your eyes let me know that you have smiled
A little more than I ever could
And I know that you can't sleep at night
For the hollow bumps beneath your eyes
Tell me more than stories ever could
You are not an etch-a-sketch
These marks engraved upon your flesh
Are indeed what make me love you
And I want to
Read you like a book so
Let me take a look inside
Your little head
'Cause you don't need to be rewritten
If you could only listen
I would tell you this
You don't need to be fixed
One thing that I know
When a heart is always closed
No-one can get in
They just get out
So here I am stuck in between
Won't you hold me close and see
I will heal you if you show me how
And I want to
Read you like a book so
Let me take a look inside
Your little head
'Cause you don't need to be rewritten
If you could only listen
I would tell you this
You don't need to be fixed
And I wish you would notice
I would never let you go (never let you go)
And I wish I could show you
It's okay to take it slow
Read you like a book so
Let me take a look inside
Your little head
'Cause you don't need to be rewritten
If you could only listen
I would tell you this
You don't need to be fixed (2x)
Artist: John Hiatt
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