Out Loud

I'm not sure just what it is about him That makes my hair stand on end Maybe it's the way his eyes light up just at the sound Of his mother's name He says he's quitting smoking But we both know he's lying to himself So he laughs and starts choking Coughs and stomps the cigarette out And I wonder to myself But I'm just too scared to say it Out Loud I'm not sure just what it is about him That makes me sink into the ground Maybe it's the way that his head shakes As he tells stories about the good old days Back before I came around He says why don't you come over We could put a record on And drink until we're sober Let's make mistakes while we're still alive and young And I wonder to myself But I'm just too scared to say it Out Loud I wanna find his fingerprints Along the nape of my neck I wanna flirt with all the thoughts Running circles around his head Oh I'm a little tired Of holding these words in But I'll shove them down my throat once again 'Cause I'm just too scared to say it Out Loud I'm not sure just what it is about him That keeps me writing songs Maybe it's the tremble in his voice As he says, "Love, tell me something I don't know" And I wonder to myself But I'm just too scared to say it I'm just too scared to say it Oh I'm just too scared to say it Out Loud