Hard To Get

If I were the holy grail

I wouldn't lead you down some rat-infested trail

I'd be right there on aisle four of your favorite grocery store

And if I were a treasure chest

I wouldn't make you sail for me from the east to the west

I'd leave you directions on a hallmark

Card where I was hiding in your front yard

Cause oh, I've read, I should play cold and unimpressed

But I know, instead, at that game I'd just be rotten.

So, like I've said, just as I can't play cold and unimpressed

It's very hard for me to play hard to get,

When I want so much to be gotten

If I were a law degree

I wouldn't make you work for years to pay off me

I'd give you fifteen scholarships every time you kissed my lips

And if I were the keys to your car

I wouldn't make you search for me from garage to boudoir

I'd stay right near your finger so you always would remember...

Cause oh, I've read, I should play cold and unimpressed

But I know, instead, at that game I'd just be rotten.

So, like I've said, just as I can't play cold and unimpressed

It's very hard for me to play hard to get,

When I want so much to be gotten

And if I were a pot of gold

I wouldn't make you chase rainbows till you grew old

I'd be there in all kinds of weather so we could grow old together

Cause oh, I've read, I should play cold and unimpressed

But I know, instead, at that game I'd just be rotten.

So, like I've said, just as I can't play cold and unimpressed

It's very hard for me to play hard to get,

When I want so much to be gotten