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I tried to hide a little thought

The more I tried the worse things got

It started out so meek and small

But in a wink pervaded all

Just a stray little stray, stray, stray

 By trying to hide if I'd asked it to stay

 By trying to hide if I'd made it a bed

 from which to rule the world unsaid

To hide a little thought

 A little vagabond

 A sprite in the dark

 that wouldn't move along

 Many thoughts they come and go

This too shall pass, she'll never know

But since my way is bold and free

She noticed something strange in me

 Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down

 Maybe my eyes started darting around

 Maybe my hands started covering my face

 Maybe I rambled all over the place

To hide a little thought

 A little vagabond

 A sprite in the dark

 that wouldn't move along

Break

 I don't say each thing on my mind

To say each thing would be unkind

 But with someone I know so well

it's so unlike me not to tell

Usually I like confrontations, I do

 I get this thrill out of sayin' what's true

 I look so lifeless when I try to lie

 That's why it's easy to tell when I try

To hide a little thought

 A little vagabond

 A sprite in the dark

 That wouldn't move along