On Paper

You hate star signs and so do I
We're extroverts and hate to be alone
Always too scared to open up, yeah
'Cause we've been hurt before and given up on love

Everybody else around us says we're too alike
You and I
But maybe similar things can attract sometimes

We don't work on paper
But I can read between the lines
You know how to speak my language
When I don't have the words to write
The way you push and pull me
It makes me lose my mind
But baby, I'm not complaining, mm-mm
That we don't work on paper
We don't work on paper

We both long for affection
But when feelings show up, we tend to run
We hide behind irrational insecurities
And laugh through it all, so nobody sees
We both lie when it gets too much

Everybody else around us says we're too alike
You and I
But maybe similar things can attract sometimes

We don't work on paper
But I can read between the lines
You know how to speak my language
When I don't have the words to write
The way you push and pull me
It makes me lose my mind
But baby, I'm not complaining, ooh
That we don't work on

They may say that we're too young
Wasted and reckless and dumb
But even though it could get ugly
Just promise that you'll still love me
They may be right, but I don't care

We don't work on paper
But I can read between the lines
You know how to speak my language
When I don't have the words to write
The way you push and pull me
Is something I won't fight
Baby, I'm not complaining, mm-mm
That we don't work on paper