[Verse 1]
How many times do I have to try to tell you
That I'm sorry for the things I've done
But when I start to try to tell you
That's when you have to tell me
"Hey… this trouble's only just begun"
I tell myself too many times
Why don't you learn to keep your mouth shut
That's why it hurts so bad to hear the words
That keep on falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth, falling from your mouth

[Hook]
Tell me
Why?

[Verse 2]
I may be mad
I may be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read what you're thinking
What you are thinking, what are you thinking
I've heard it said too many times
You'd be better off
Besides…
Why can't you see this boat is sinking
(This boat is sinking)
Let's go down to water's edge
We can cast away these doubts
Some things are better left unsaid
They still turn me inside out
Turning inside out, turning inside out
[Hook]
Tell me
Why?
Tell me
Why?
You tell me

[Outro]
This is the book I never read
The words I never said
The path I'll never tread
And the dreams I'll dream instead
The joy that's seldom spread
The tears that we shed
The fear
And the dread
And the contents inside my head
These are the years they spent
This is what they represent
This is how I feel
Do you even know how I feel?
‘Cause if you know, I don't think you know how I feel
How can you know?
You never asked me

Why?
Why?