Subtle like a toothache
Hit all the nerves that make me quake
Ideas suggestive hints you deliver
make the air turn hot
Make the air turn hot and yet I shiver

She always had a special friend and I always had another
But no matter what rocked the school we always had each other
Never loved outside our minds
Never even touched her skin
But I'd trade my tactile heartbreaks for one class with her again

From behind and to the right
Seat 6 Row 17
I fell in love with her way to cool to be a dream
From an awkward life appearance
You wouldn't think I was too cool
But subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school
Yeah, subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school

Arch her back and squirm in her chair
fake a yawn to catch my stare
No one else in class new this
but in that yawn we shared a kiss
I close my eyes and sink in my chair

From behind and to the right
Seat 6 Row 17
I fell in love with her way to cool to be a dream
From an awkward life appearance
You wouldn't think I was too cool
But subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school
Yeah, subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school

Subtle like a toothache
Do anything to make me quake
Ideas suggestive hints you deliver
make the air turn hot
Make the air turn hot and yet I shiver

From behind and to the right
Seat 6 Row 17
I fell in love with her way to cool to be a dream
From an awkward life appearance
You wouldn't think I was too cool
But subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school
Yeah, subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school
Subtlety is the best lesson I ever learned in school