Bite My Tongue

I was going to spell it out in full detail

But I dropped the call before I spilled my guts

But your floor stayed clean, like my conscience will be

Cause if you heard anything, you didn't hear it from me



And I'm sweeping up the seconds that tick off the clock

And saving them for later when I'm too ticked to talk

And I need some time to search my mind

To locate the words that seem so hard to find



Sometimes I say things that

I wish I could take back

The most crucial thing I lack

Is a thing called tact

But if you're always so intently listening

Then the smartest thing to say is to tell myself not to say a thing



Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet

Don't let it all come undone

Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue

To bite my tongue



It seems I'm always close minded with an open mouth

And the worst of me seems to come right out

But I've never broken bones with a stone or a stick

But I'll conjure up a phrase that can cut to the quick



Sometimes I say things that

I wish I could take back

Then the smartest thing to say is to tell myself



To keep quiet, quiet

Don't let it all come undone

Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue

I gotta keep quiet, quiet

And listen to your voice

Because the power of your words

Can repair all that I've destroyed



And when I finally do

Let it come from you

The peace of understanding grips my soul

Cause you're the reason I've

Found meaning in this life

So I'll swallow up my pride and give you control

I give all to you



Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet

Don't let it all come undone

Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue yeah

I gotta keep quiet, quiet

And listen to your voice

Because the power of your words

Can repair all that I've destroyed



Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet

Don't let it all come undone

Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue

To bite my tongue