Oh, pretty baby, please distract me
from my current train of thought
I've spent the last 27 minutes
Just figuring out how to start
a conversation with you and me
and everything I ought to say
I'd rehearse in front of a mirror
but that might make me vain

Oh, I don't know
I never know what to say
No, I don't know
I never know what to say

Oh, pretty baby, this ain't a power ballad
put your lighter away
And I ain't Jeffery Dahmer
So shove your can of Mase
I'm not looking for a handout
I'm just looking for some love
I rehearsed these words to myself
and it made me insane

Oh, I don't know
I never know what to say
No, I don't know
I never know what to say

I took a few days to write you
Because I wanted to be sure
Of everything I was going to say
Before I ever wrote it down
Half of this will be a song
You never know is about you
The other half will be a song
About someone else

Oh, I don't know
I never know what to say
No, I don't know
I never know what to say

There's a billion girls in this world
And every one is a song
Some are written in heartbreak
And some of them, out of love
I'm not sure which one you will be
But I'd like to find out
That's the best line I could come up with
Do you think it's good enough?

Oh, I don't know
I never know what to say
No, I don't know
I never know what to say