How many times do I have to try to tell youHow many times do I have to try to tell youThat I'm sorry for the things I've doneThat I'm sorry for the things I've done

But when I start to try to te l l youBut when I start to try to te l l youThat 's when you have to te l l meThat 's when you have to te l l me

Hey. . . this kind of trouble ' s only just begun

I te l l myself too many times

Why don't you ever learn to keep Why don't you ever learn to keep your big mouth shutyour big mouth shut

That 's why it hurts so bad to hear That 's why it hurts so bad to hear the wordsthe words

That keep on fal l ing from your That keep on fal l ing from your mouthmouthFall ing from your mouthFall ing from your mouthFall ing from your mouthFall ing from your mouthTel l me. . .Tel l me. . .WhyWhyWhyWhy

I I may be madmay be madI may be blindI may be blindI may be viciously unkindI may be viciously unkind

But I can st i l l read what you're But I can st i l l read what you're thinkingthinking

And I 've heard it said too many And I 've heard it said too many t imestimes

That you'd be better offThat you'd be better offBesides...Besides...Why can't you see this boat is sinkingWhy can't you see this boat is sinking(this boat is sinking this boat is sinking(this boat is sinking this boat is sinking)

Let 's go down to the water ' s edge Let 's go down to the water ' s edge we can cast away those doubtswe can cast away those doubts

Some things are better left unsaidSome things are better left unsaidBut they st i l l turn me inside outBut they st i l l turn me inside out

Turning inside out turning inside outTell me...WhyTell me...Why

This is the book I never readThis is the book I never readThese are the words I never saidThese are the words I never said

This is the path I ' l l never treadThis is the path I ' l l never treadThese are the dreams I ' l l dream These are the dreams I ' l l dream

insteadinstead

This is the joy that's seldom spreadThis is the joy that's seldom spreadThese are the tearsThese are the tears...

The tears we shedThis is the fear

This is the dreadThis is the dreadThese are the contents of my headThese are the contents of my head

And these are the years that we have spentAnd this is what they represent

And this is how I feelDo you know how I feel

'cause i don't think you know how I feelI don't think you know what I feel

I don't think you know what I fearYou don't know what I fear