Richard Thompson - Read About Love Lyrics
Asked my daddy when I was thirteenDaddy can you tell me what love really means?His eyes went glassy, not a word was saidHe poured another beer and his face turned redAsked my mother, she acted the sameShe never looked up, she seemed so ashamedAsked my teacher, he reached for the caneHe said, don't mention that subject againSo I read about love-read it in a magazineRead about love-Cosmo and SeventeenRead about love-In the back of a Hustler, Hustler, HustlerSo I-know what makes girls sighAnd I-know why girls crySo don't tell me I don't understandWhat makes a woman and what makes a manI've never been to heaven but at lestI've read about loveMy big brother told me when I was fourteenit's time I showed you what love really meansGirls like kissing and romance tooBut a boy's got to know what a man's got to doHe gave me a book, the cover was plainWritten by a doctor with a German nameIt had glossy pictures, serious stuffI readd it seven times, then I knew it well enoughRead about love-now I've got youRead about love-where I want youRead about love-got you on the test-bed, test-bed, test-bedSo why-don't you moan and sighWhy-do you sit there and cry?I do everything I'm supposed to doIf something's wrong, then it must be youI know the ways of a womanI've read about loveWhen I touch you there it's supposed to feel niceThat's what it said in reader's adviceI've never been to heaven but at leastI've read about love-------------------------------------------------------------
