[Verse 1]
Now and again it occurs to me
I'm giving away much more than I ought to be
Oh, yes I am
Then today I get a letter
Tellin' me things that I better not believe
But I don't know if I can

[Pre Chorus]
You're the last in a long line of mistakes I've made
I'm tired of giving my heart and soul to a masquerade

[Chorus]
So I'll be
Keepin' it to myself
Let it build up inside of me
I'll be keepin' it to myself
Lately I've tried

[Verse 2]
I always thought that it was planned
When you get everything anyone 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
You ever been burned?
[Pre Chorus]
So for now I'm gonna quit
Before I commit myself
To anyone that I meet
I'll get by without love for a while
And get into something else

[Chorus]
I'll be keepin' it to myself
Let it build up inside of me
Keepin' it to myself
Lately I've tried
I've tried and tried

[Outro]
Keepin' it to myself
Keepin' it to myself, to myself
Keepin' it to myself, to myself
Keepin' it to myself
Keepin' it to myself, to myself
Keepin' it to myself, to myself
Keepin' it to myself
Keepin' it to myself, to myself...