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  1. Say Too Much

From the recording Miracle Of Forgetting (2003)

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(DGDADA)

I, perhaps the most reserved and cautious person my wife knows, am too-often guilty of this loose-lipped transgression. I generally find it’s best to keep my mouth closed and my thoughts to myself, therefore leaving people wondering whether or not I’m a fool rather than opening my mouth and confirming it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Lyrics

Say Too Much

no more than words, no less than air
cashed in early here and got the market share
pounding out a message with too much to say
I gotta get a grip on the ones that got away

I stumble and I falter, fumble and grasp
but I wind up coming across just like a braying ass
words are just a bargain to give you some ground
but sometimes they don’t make a sound

I say too much
words that right, words that wrong
words that lift those limping along
I say too much

I pray to God when worse comes to worse
these blessings won’t turn into a deep, dark curse
out in the yard planting words to the wise
I’m scratched and bruised from pulling up lies

I say too much
words can say, words can do
but sometimes words make you look like a fool
I say too much

hold my tongue, I bite my lip
mind my words before I trip
did I say too much?
did I say too much?

I say too much
words that right, words that wrong
words that lift those limping along
I say too much
I say too much