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Artist: Benjamin Gibbard
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A Hard One To Know
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A Hard One To Know
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You call a truce and then you start a fight
You change your signals like a traffic light,
Cause you’re a hard, a hard one to know
Around your heart you’ve tied a fishing line
You cast it out there just to see who bites,
Cause you’re a hard, a hard one to know
I toss and turn but i just can’t get to sleep,
When i start thinking ‘bout what you do to me
You’re like a flower garden buried in snow
You’re a hard one to know
You give your love out like an auctioneer
Your moves are jumpy and words aren’t clear,
Cause you’re a hard, a hard one to know
At first you smother then you disengage
Your tears of joy dissolve the tears of rage,
Cause you’re a hard, a hard one to know
I toss and turn but i just can’t get to sleep,
When i start thinking ‘bout what you do to me
You drag your feet as you swing to and fro
You’re a hard one to know
And i try to love you but you won’t let me in
You say its ending before it can begin
You tell me to stay and then you tell me to go
You’re a hard one to know
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