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