Lyric discussion by D. Dodge Silver 

Cover art for Centerfold lyrics by J. Geils Band, The

There's a clever reveal in this song that gets overlooked, since you'll really only catch it the first time you hear it.

He talks about seeing the girl in the magazine, how it makes him feel, etc, etc. It's only at the end that he reveals he's been standing in a store staring at a porno mag all this time... he's looked at it for so long, he's "gotta buy it" or the clerk is going to get upset.