Sara Bareilles - When He Sees Me lyrics

I stick with real things
Usually facts and figures
When information's in it's place I
Minimize the guessing game guess what?
I don't like guessing games or
When I feel things
Before I know the feelings
How am I supposed to operate if
I'm just tossed around by fate?
Like on an unexpected date

With a stranger who might talk too fast
Or ask me questions about myself
Before I've decided that
He can ask me questions about myself
He might sit too close
Or call the waiter by his first name
Or eat Oreos
But eat the cookie before the cream
But what scares me the most
What scares me the most

Is what if when he sees me
What if he doesn't like it?
What if he runs the other way
And I can't hide from it
What happens then if when he knows me
He's only disappointed?
What if I give myself away to
Only get it given back?
I couldn't live with that
So I'm just fine inside my shell-shaped mind
This way I get the best view
So when he sees me, I want him to

I'm not defensive i'm simply being cautious
I can't risk reckless dating
Due to my miscalculating why
A certain suitor stands in line
I've seen in movies most made for television
You cannot be too careful when it
Comes to sharing your life
I could end up a miserable wife

He could be criminal
Some sort of psychopath who escaped from an
Institution somewhere where they
Don't have girls
He could have masterminded some
Way to find me he could be color blind
How untrustworthy is that? He could
Be less than kind
Or even worse, he could be very nice
Have lovely eyes and make me laugh
Come out of hiding what do I do with that?
Oh god

What if when he sees me
I like him and he knows it
What if he opens up a door
And I can't close it? What happens then?
If when he holds me
My heart is set in motion
I'm not prepared for that I'm
Scared of breaking open
But still I can't help from hoping
To find someone to talk to
Who likes the way I am
Someone who when he sees me, wants to again