I Can Read Books

Words and Music by Judy Tzuke and Bob Noble

What goes on behind the picture?
Is there something I don't see?
How can I be part of something I can't even touch or feel?
Oh no
We've got so much to discover
Open up and let me in
It's all that I can do to keep my hands from taking hold of you
Oh no
Why can't I just say I love you?
Why must we play these games?
Tell me what I have to do
Tell me am I getting through
I can read books, but I can't read you
Oh no

Am I blind to your excuses?
Have I missed a vital part?
In all that you've been saying
I don't believe you mean a single word
Oh no
Too much talk of how she hurt you
That was long before I came
I don't want to pay for pain
That I won't let you feel again

Why can't I just say I love you
Why must we play these games
Tell me what I've got to do
Tell me am I getting through
I can read books, but I can't read you

Well I'm knocking on the doors but they won't open
Cause I know that I can fix whatever's broken
I can read books, but I can't read you

Tell me what I have to do
Tell me am I getting through
I can read books but I can't read you.