write this message down
write this message down
'cuz the alarm is sounding
and you're cutting out
and i can't hear you momma
i can't figure your message out

write this message down
i said write this message down
you keep on alluding
a game of hide and seek
and i'll keep trying momma
but sometimes it's better
if we don't speak

'cuz i remember turning my head
another late night in bed
i guess i'll be singing,
myself to sleep
if i go slipping
down the side of my tongue
i just might think i've won
this time, 'cuz you're watching
me from the corner, so i'll
turn my head..

and it's september, so will
you come bearing gifts, i
promise to do my chores so quick if
you just come outside, it's
time to go swimming
and i'll slide swift into the water
just so, just so you'll turn
your head do you remember when
we were swimming nearly everyday

write this message down
i said write this message down
you keep on alluding
a game of hide and seek
and i'll keep trying momma
but sometimes it's better
if we don't speak