WRITTEN BY: OWEN TEMPLE
We’ve been tangled up like this before
Saying things we both regret
We dig in and start keeping score
We both forgive but we don’t forget
And It seems like nothing when it’s going down
We’ve got to watch these words we throw around
We’ve got to stop this game before it starts
You might accidentally break my heart
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But a word could kill me dead
The body will mend whenever it bruises
But you can’t take back a thing you said
And it seems like nothing when it’s going down
We’ve got to watch these words we throw around
We’ve got to stop this game before it starts
You might accidentally break my heart
Hearts get built up and broken with every word we say
Just saying we didn’t mean it doesn’t make it go away
So I’ll tell you what I’m feeling truly
And not just react ’cause the stakes are high
A thousand words could lead us to forever
And a thousand more could lead us to goodbye
And it seems like nothing when it’s going down
We’ve got to watch these words we throw around
We’ve got to stop this game before it starts
You might accidentally break my heart
We’ve got to stop this game before it starts
You might accidentally break my heart
© 2001 Owen Temple Music (BMI)