He’s Better on Paper (Verse 1) Six foot tall, says he’s got plans Reads deep quotes, got steady hands Works out, don’t miss a day Knows just the right things to say Says he’s loyal, says he’s kind Got a five-year mapped-out mind If I only knew you there— I’d be gone without a care (Pre-Chorus) You look perfect in a paragraph But real life don’t read like that (Chorus) He’s better on paper than he is in person Writes like a dream but talks like he’s nervous Checks every box, every line, every favor But something gets lost off the page of that paper Yeah, you look real good in black and white But color don’t match in real life He’s better on paper… Just not in person (Verse 2) You text like you’re poetry Every word’s got chemistry But face to face, you hesitate Like you showed up ten minutes late You build it up, I buy the part Then watch it fall apart in the dark You had me sold on who you’d be— Just not who you are to me (Pre-Chorus) You sound better in a message tone Than you ever do alone (Chorus) He’s better on paper than he is in person Writes like a dream but talks like he’s nervous Checks every box, every line, every favor But something gets lost off the page of that paper Yeah, you look real good in black and white But color don’t match in real life He’s better on paper… Just not in person (Bridge) (playful, a little bite) Maybe you’re a rough draft, not the final page All ink, no fire, no spark, no flame I tried to read between the lines But there’s nothing there to find (Final Chorus) (bigger, confident) You’re better on paper than you are in person Built like a dream but the truth keeps surfacing Checked every box, yeah I wanted the favor But I need something realer than lines on a paper Yeah, you look real good in black and white But I need something real in my life You’re better on paper… Just not in person