Keepin' It to Myself

Now and again, it occurs to me

I'm a-givin' away much more than I ought to be

Oh, yes, I am

And then today I get a letter

Tellin' 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 line of mistakes I've made

(Ain't gonna do it again)

I'm tired of givin' my heart and soul to a masquerade

So I'm gonna be keepin' it to myself

Let it build up inside of me, now

Keepin' it to myself

Baby, I tried

But 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

But every time I build my dreams

Find that love is not what it seems to be

And I keep gettin' 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 awhile

And get into something else

Keepin' it to myself

Let it build on up inside

Keepin' it to myself

Baby, I tried

Oh, yeah, baby

Keepin' it to myself

Let it build on up inside of me, now, yeah, yeah

Keepin' it to myself

I kept my eyes open wide, oh, yeah, honey, it's okay

Keepin' it to myself

Baby, I tried

Mmm, yes I did, ooh

Keepin' it to myself

Baby, I tried

Yeah, I tried

Keepin' it to myself

Ooh, I'm keepin' it, keepin', keepin, keepin', keepin'