We couldn't say them   now we just pray them   Words that we couldn't say      Funny ain't it   games people play   scratch it, paint it   one in the same      We couldn't find them   we tried to hide them   Words that we couldn't say      It hurts don't it   fools on parade   taint it, own it   chase it away      We couldn't make them   we had to break them   Words that we couldn't say      Sometimes baby   we make mistakes   dark and hazy   prices we pay      I sit here on my shelf   talking to myself   Words that we couldn't say      Someday, maybe   we'll make it right   until that day   long endless nights      We couldn't say them   now we just pray them   Words that we couldn't say