This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
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 kind of trouble's only just begun
I tell myself too many times
Why don't you ever learn to keep your big 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
Tell me
Why
Why
I may be mad
I may be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read what you're thinking
And I've heard it said too many times
That you'd be better off
Besides
Why can't you see this boat is sinking
Let's go down to the water's edge
And we can cast away those doubts
Some things are better left unsaid
But they still turn me inside out
Turning inside out turning inside out
Tell me
Why
Tell me
Why
This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel?
'Cause I don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel
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 kind of trouble's only just begun
I tell myself too many times
Why don't you ever learn to keep your big 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
Tell me
Why
Why
I may be mad
I may be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read what you're thinking
And I've heard it said too many times
That you'd be better off
Besides
Why can't you see this boat is sinking
Let's go down to the water's edge
And we can cast away those doubts
Some things are better left unsaid
But they still turn me inside out
Turning inside out turning inside out
Tell me
Why
Tell me
Why
This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel?
'Cause I don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel
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Why Lyrics as written by Annie Lennox
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@Rbeals76 Hi again first of all I dont believe you should feel inferior whether you were forced or willing to be with other men it happened and nothing can change how I felt about you at the time (did not know how you lost your virginity remember!) so you were able to lie so there are many other questions to ask. 1) When we first met were you trying to get pregnant before your father came over from the States? 2) When you realised you had feelings for me you must have known what was going to happen when your father (or was he!!) came over so WHY did you want to continue with our relationship without telling me something? 3) Was it important to antagonize your F by showing him the RING I gave you? WHY did you decide to come to Norway with me maybe to tell me something (you were pregnant by this time but knowing you were going to have the pregnancy terminated) you never did! 4) Surely you could have said to me need to concentrate on getting an education for our future not to see each other for a while (at least we would have communicated!) 5) WHY WHY WHY did you plan and decide to have collaborators (relying on other people will never work as it turned out) contriving for me to meet other women (particularly Pari) offering sex connecting with my mother (who was abused by her step father in Norway connection!!) wanting me to regularly see you firstly with Steve then you getting married and once holding your baby daughter that must have been your happiest time escaping your abusive F and giving birth to a beautiful daughter (Let your love flow!) really WHY did you want to bother with me when I had met someone not involved with you. 5) WHY over many years contriving for me to meet woman offering sex and discussing you strange that! THEN the call I made to you in 1995 which should of had a conclusion but instead ended again in anger as I never could understand why you were using these people in the way you were and not being able to communicate directly with me THEN finally finding out the truth after mum passed away (another 3 years) and still today you are wanting to know my life as you had to find someone after mum I do know one person involved and their might be others. Finally the simplest thing would have been once you had decided in your heart that you could not tell me to let it go and move on but you have not been able to do that as deep regret had controlled you over the years and I know you have always wanted to tell me and hoped I would realise the truth through your 'music' hey it has taken nearly fifty years wow! I hope you can look in the mirror and feel in your heart the only way both of us can have any true satisfaction is for us to be able to at least talk I believe its a necessity. Moli33 message is it 1) Bch in Eastern Road or 2) Kc in New England Road. Please reply on this occasion. Jx