It seemed so healthy starting out
She's the one with the hope still hanging out
Though her daddy warned her she might never find
The man who could keep up with her racecar mind

It was magic when they met, I heard
He's the one with a mouth full of long, fancy words
That for once he didn't have to explain
For once she didn't have to hide her brains

There's always a catch
She thought she'd met her match
But a match always burns itself out
There's always a catch

He writes her letters filled with flowers
He can talk on the phone with her for hours
Pretty talk that flies all over the place
But he's rarely with her face to face

She's analyzing every word
Every promise, every sweet sound she heard
He comes around enough to keep the flame fanned
But there's a distance and she don't understand

There's always a catch...

BRIDGE
She wakes up early one morning
And before her brain can start talking
She knows the truth, her whole body knows
He wakes far from her
He loves this dreaming of her
Maybe the distance has a power of its own

Real love reveals your dirt
Strong long makes for strong hurt
And he says that he isn't afraid, still he stays away

Always a catch
He thought he'd met his match
But a match always burns itself out
There's always a catch