Now and again it occurs to me I'm a givin' away much more Than I ought to be, oh yes, I am And then today I get a letter Tellin' me things that I better not believe But I don't know if I can (Just don't know if I can) But you're the last in a long line Of mistakes I've made (Ain't gonna do it again) I'm tired of giving my heart and soul To a masquerade, so I'm gonna be Keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside of me Keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried Well, it makes no difference I always thought that it was planned When you get everythin' a man has to give You know you've got to return it But every time I build my dreams Find that love is not what it seems to be And I keep gettin' burned (Keep gettin' burned, my love) But from now I'm gonna quit Before I commit myself (To any woman I meet) And I'll get by without love for a while And get into somethin' else Keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside Keepin' it to myself Baby, I've tried Baby, I've been keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside of me now Keepin' it to myself Oh, honey, yes, I did Keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried, oh, yes, I did Keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried, yes, I tried Keepin' it to myself (Keepin' it, I'm keepin' it Keepin', keepin', keepin', keepin') Keepin' it to myself