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 that 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   Give it 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   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