Eat My Words, Bite My Tongue

Best not to utter a word, no shot from the hip
You might say something appalling, a confidence tripped off the tongue
Better to keep the mouth zipped, your silence preserved
Go through the night with your lips sealed
The truth is best served by discretion
Best to refrain, don't excuse or explain
Nor engage that dull brain before speaking
I should have listened, for once, to my own advice
I should have paid attention
I was so eager to have my say
I fell in love with the sound of my own damn voice
I never thought how offensive a line might seem
If taken out of context
My best intentions all fall away
And it's no laughing matter
Now I can't pack that jabberwock back in the box
No way to take back the hasty praise
No chance to unspeak the sentence
That hangs in the air
Held up by the jaw of silence
I know you're going to walk away
Although I've made my retraction
It can't be unsaid
And my foot's in my mouth with words
Clearly I need my words
When all is said and done
By now you'd think I might have learned
To bite my tongue
Learn to bite my tongue
Learn to bite my tongue...