Bait

You said
I'm the funniest man
And it made me blush
Like a little girl
Thank god
It was dark in that bar
When you chanced your arm
And hooked it
Through mine
And just like that
I knew I was snagged

A line and sinker joke

Would have passed my lips
Right then
If I were as funny
As you say that I am
But I know that I'm not
I'm just trapped in your net
With the rest of the catch
Each of us hoping
You don't throw us back

I've seen you at work

Reeling in men
Breaking their hearts
And now you've got mine
But I couldn't care less
Flopping around
Choking on deck
Watching you cast
Your lines are the best

And with that as the bait

You make us all fools
Drawn in towards you
In passionate schools
Because you understand
The secret of men:
We want nothing more
Than to find ourselves caught
By a beautiful soul
When there's plenty more fishes
Gulping it down
And sloshing around
In front of the bar.