Girl Across the Room
Kris Allen Lyrics

He's got everything I ever wanted
The person she admires has all the qualities and traits that she desires in a partner.

'Cause all I ever wanted was you.
Despite wanting the qualities of the person she admires, her true desire was to have the attention and love of the person she sings about.

He must have known what to say
The writer believes that the person she admires is skilled in communication and has a natural charm.

'Cause God knows I didn't know what to do.
She can't find ways to communicate or impress the person she admires.

Thinking about checking myself into the institution
Being unable to stop thinking about the person she's singing about is driving her to consider professional treatment.

'Cause I can't get you out of my mind
The writer is saying that she can't stop thinking about the person she admires.

It's like I'm Leonardo and I'm painting Mona Lisa
The writer wants to impress and capture the attention of the person she admires, but feels as though it's impossible.

But I can't even call her mine.
She cannot claim or call the person she admires as her partner.

He must have sent you flowers
The writer believes that the person she admires went out of his way to make romantic gestures.

He must have asked you to dance
She believes that the person she admires has made an effort to show romantic interest in his gestures.

From where I stood, He must have done all the things that a good man should.
From her vantage point, the man she admires is doing everything right when it comes to making romantic gestures and demonstrating interest in his partner.

I never thought that he was the one you'd end up with
The writer thought that the person she admires would choose her, not the man they ended up with.

'Cause I thought you would end up with me.
The writer believed that they were the ideal partner for the person they admire.

I guess I come from the school of love
The writer believes in love and the natural course that it would bring her chances to be with the person she admires as a partner.

Where the teacher says it comes for free
Love is something which can never be bought even with money, but is offered freely at the right time and moment.

But did you know, I still remember when you smiled at me
The writer remembers moments in the past when the person she admires smiled at and acknowledged her, adding to her confusion as to why they are no longer together.

With a big red coffee cup
The writer remembers the exact context of the memory when the person she admired smiled at her.

And I realize we never talked but from what I saw
Their potential relationship was one-sided and based on observations, not actual communication.

I thought that we fell in love.
The writer believed that the romantic attraction and recognition was mutual between them.

But he must have took you out, yeah
The person she admires appears to have done everything right, including taking her out on dates, thereby winning her heart.

He must have held your hand
The writer believes that the person she admires has been physically affectionate with the person of their affection by holding hands.

Yesterday, I saw your picture in the paper
The writer has news of the person she admires because she saw the person in a newspaper picture across the page.

Guess you finally went and took his eyes in anger.
The writer speculates that the reason the person she admires ended up with someone else is that the new partner won their interest through force or anger.

So I keep swimming in my sea of fish
The writer feels that there are more different kinds of people whom she might have a chance of winning over.

But there is always one thing I always
Despite the appearance of other potential partners, the person she admires still occupies her mind and heart.

I probably should have sent you flowers
The writer thinks of small gestures that might have caught the admiring person's attention.

I probably should have let you in
The writer considers ways they might have given the admiring person more access to them and their emotions.

I probably should have told you girl
The writer identifies additional ways they could have been more communicative with the person they admired.

That I love that dress you're wearing
The writer thinks of the ideal moment they might have seized in complimenting the person they are admiring.

From where I stood, He must have done all the things that a good man should.
The writer believes that the man who won the admiration of the person they admire is doing everything right in making romantic gestures and showing interest.