SAY IT OUT LOUD 
Lyrics

Do you ever sit and think about 
The things you should have said out loud
Even though your chance has come and gone? 
You sit there and you ruminate
Rehearse it through 'til it’s just right
Why couldn’t I have thought of that before? 
And you’re kickin’ yourself for all you didn’t say
Thinking maybe this mess you’re standing in could have gone the other way. 

Instead of putting my foot down
It went right into my mouth, 
And shortly thereafter I clammed up tight. 
Too afraid to speak my mind, 
I let the wrong idea slide, 
‘cuz we all know two wrongs don’t make one right. 
But I’m kickin’ myself for all I didn’t say, 
thinking maybe this mess we’re standing in 
Could have gone the other way. 

So say it out loud when you get the chance. 
When the music plays get up and dance 
With what you have to say, 
But don’t forget to pray
That God would give the words to you, 
And a heart of love to speak the truth. 
But never walk away 
Without saying what you know you need to say

As I walked in I saw him there, 
A bed in place of his old chair, 
So weak as he lay reaching for the gate. 
He groaned and rolled away from me. 
He faded in and out of sleep, 
Though never quite awake. 
I was too late. 
And I’m still kickin’ myself 
For all I didn’t say, 
Thinking maybe the road that he was on 
Could have turned the other way.