[Verse 1]
Hey there miss fine, sweet little clinging vine
Your actions kinda show me you love me truly (Yeah, hoo)
You're warmer than July, sweet as apple pie (Pie)
But I can't let you know you're getting to me, yeah

[Chorus]
Yeah, 'cause you can't judge a book by its cover
My papa used to say, "Look, child
Look beyond a tender smile
'Cause you can't judge a look by the lover"

[Verse 2]
Girl, I'm sweet on you though you can't see through
This unconcerned expression I've been wearing, yeah
I practice looking bored so you can feel ignored (Yeah)
But that don't mean that I'm not really caring, yeah

[Chorus]
Yeah, 'cause you can't judge a book by its cover
And you can't judge a look by its lover
Maybe my coldness is a mask (Ooh ooh ooh)
Maybe your loving ways will last (Yeah)
But you can't judge a book by its cover, baby (Ooh ooh ooh)
Ah, hoo
[Bridge]
Somewhere beyond the skin, somewhere deep within
(Somewhere, somewhere)
We might find that love is there to test us, yeah
But we've got to have the nerve (Nerve) to give it all it deserves
And maybe, baby, we'll find something precious, yeah (Ah)

[Chorus]
'Cause you can't judge a book by its cover
Only time it's gonna show, only time will let us know
'Cause you can't judge a book by its cover, baby, ooh
You can't judge a look by its lover, ah

[Bridge]
We've gotta search each other's minds
We've gotta read between the lines
Ah, take a deeper look
Make our hearts an open book

[Outro]
Ah, you can't judge a book by its cover
No no no no no no no
And you can't judge a look by its lover (Lover)
And you can't judge a