So I’ll keep my mouth shut

You walk in laughin'

Like it don't hurt at all

You ask how I'm doing

I just stare at the wall

Coffee on the counter

Your hand brushes mine

I swallow what I'm feeling

Say I'm doin' fine

I keep my mouth shut

Keep my hands in my pockets

Keep my heart tied up

Like a chain 'round a locket

You're the one I never had

The one I'll never get

And I see you every day

Like a dream I can't forget

You talk about your weekend

How he treats you

I nod at all the right times

Every word you're sayin'

Cuts me clean in two

'Cause the only thing I'm thinkin'

I can't say to you

I keep my mouth shut

Keep my hands in my pockets

Keep my heart tied up

Like a chain 'round a locket

You're the one I never had

The one I'll never get

And I see you every day

Like a dream I can't forget

If I ever told the truth

It'd burn this whole town down (yeah)

So I bite down on the longing

Let the silence be my sound

I'd give up every midnight

For one honest afternoon

But you belong to someone else

And I'm leavin' you in this room

I keep my mouth shut

Keep my hands in my pockets

Keep my heart tied up

Like a chain 'round a locket

You're the one I never had

The one I'll never get

And I'll see you every day

'Til my heart learns to regret

You say, "See you tomorrow"

Like it's just another day

I just tip my head and whisper

"That's the price I pay"