These things, I know I should have said But for one reason or another I chose silence instead Years after the fact, they're still a distraction And saying anything now gives me no satisfaction These things I didn't say, never go away They stay in my head, the things I should have said Nor will you ever know, I wish it wasn't so So all you have instead are the things I should have said I feel like a fool and the feeling goes on When I think of what to say too late and the moment is gone Yeah the moment is gone and it's got me in tow Would these things I never said have made a difference I'll never know Please forgive me this crime of not speaking, not speaking my mind