Keepin' It to Myself

Now and again it occurs to me I'm giving away much more than I ought to be Oh, yes I am And then today I get a letter Telling me things that I better not believe But I don't know if I can (just don't know if I can) But you're the last in a long, long line of mistakes I've made (They gonna do it again) I'm tired of giving my heart and soul to a masquerade So I'm gonna be Keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside of me, yeah I'll be keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried, I tried Well it makes no difference I always thought that it was planned When you get everything a man has to give You know you got to return it (got to return it) But every time I build my dreams (every time) Find that love is not what it seems to be And I keep on getting burned (keep gettin' burned by love) But from now I'm gonna quit Before I commit myself To any woman I meet And I'll get by without love for a while And get into something else I'll be keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside me, yeah, yeah I'll be keepin' it to myself Woman, I tried, oh babe So I'll be keepin' it to myself All to myself (never be alone, yeah inside of me) Well, well, I'll be keepin' it to myself Yeah honey I, I... Don't you know, don't you know I try? (Keepin' it to myself) Hey baby I try (all to myself) oh baby Hey, yeah, I try! (Keepin' it to myself) yeah well Sure though, I try Say I ain't, ain't gonna tell nobody (keepin' it to myself) I ain't gonna tell no one (all to myself) I'll be, I'll be, I'll be (keepin' it to myself) Well yeah, I'll be... Hey, ain't gonna tell nobody (keepin' it to myself) I'll be keepin' it (all to myself) Hey, hey, I'll be keeping it (to myself) Sugar, I'll be...