Words, they don't mean nothing So tell me why they hurt so much I meant to tell you something It was on the tip of my tongue Words rush by so quickly And it's too late to take them back I tried to say I'm sorry And that goodbye was just an act But all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Oh, why'd you have to go And take me at my word Words come back to haunt you Yeah, they just keep hanging around I still can hear the echo I still can hear their angry sound But all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Oh, why'd you have to go And take me at my word Words can say I love you Oh, words can break a heart I should have stopped you leaving And told the truth right from the start But all my words got in the way And all the things I meant to say Were not the things you heard Oh, why'd you have to go And take me at my word