[Verse 1]
Kissing in the car, we come out after dark
Fingers interlaced under the checkered tablecloth
I put your jacket on, you make me take it off
You'd rather I be cold than ever dare to show me off

[Pre-Chorus]
Keep your head down as you walk down the road
And say "I love you" just in whispers

[Chorus]
But I don't wanna be your dirty secret
I don't wanna be your love affair
I don't wanna be your favorite person
Only when no one is there
And I don't wanna be your sweet escape
And I don't wanna say wе're best friends
I don't wanna bе your lover undercover
When you see me at a party and we're strangers again

[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah (And we're strangers again)
Ah, ah, ah (Lover undercover and we're strangers again)

[Verse 2]
Tell me, is it me? Do you not wanna be seen
With somebody who's young and unassuming as me?
Or are you being strange, so other girls my age
Will hit you up and give you the attention you crave?
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm tired of meeting you at the back door
I don't wanna say "I love you" in whispers anymore

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be your dirty secret
I don't wanna be your love affair
I don't wanna be your favorite person
Only when no one is there
And I don't wanna be your sweet escape
And I don't wanna say we're best friends
I don't wanna be your lover undercover
When you see me at a party and we're strangers again

[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah (And we're strangers again)
Ah, ah, ah (Lover undercover and we're strangers again)

[Bridge]
What is it that makes you do this?
Thinking that if I were different
You'd kiss my cheek in public
Maybe I'm a secret you can't keep

[Chorus]
'Cause I don't wanna be your dirty secret
I don't wanna be your love affair
I don't wanna be your sweet escape
And I don't wanna say we're best friends
I don't wanna be your lover undercover
When you see me at a party
And we're strangers again
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah (Lover undercover and we're, and we're strangers)
Ah, ah, ah (Lover undercover and we're strangers again)

[Outro]
I'm your lover undercover and we're strangers, we're strangers again