SAY IT LIKE YOU DON’T MEAN IT
© 2003 Bonnie Wilson Daniels

Lately I’ve been thinking
You have something on your mind,
You’ve been acting kinda different,
And you’re jumpy all the time,
I’ve heard the little whispers,
And they’ve spread all over town,
But I won’t believe a single word,
When they say you get around.

Someone said they saw you,
In a bar just down the street,
You were buying drinks for everyone,
And turning up the heat,
They said they saw you dancing,
You were holding someone new,
But I won’t believe a single word,
‘Til I hear it straight from you,

Chorus:
Say it like you don’t mean it,
When you tell me we’re through,
I want to hear insincerity in your voice,
When you say there’s someone new,
A little doubt and indecision,
Is what I need to hear from you, yea,
So when you say you’re leaving me,
Say it like you don’t mean it !

When you came home the other night,
Three sheets to the wind,
You seemed to be a bit confused,
And didn’t know where you’d been,
Your friends said you were with someone,
And it didn’t look much like me,
But I won’t believe a single word,
When they say I’m history.

Sometimes I think about you,
And the things you’ve said and done,
Like the time you said you needed space,
And wanted to have more fun,
Your friends say you like to party,
Drink and dance and more,
But I won’t believe a single word,
Though you’re rotten to the core !

Bridge:
Tell me that it’s over,
Tell me that we’re through,
But say it with a twinkle in your eye,
So I won’t believe it’s true !

Chorus:
And say it like you don’t mean it,
When you tell me we’re through,
I want to hear insincerity in your voice,
When you say there’s someone new,
A little doubt and indecision,
Is what I want to hear from you,
So when you say you’re leaving me,
Say it like you don’t mean it !

Say it like you don’t mean it !