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I tried to hide a little thought

The more I tried the worse things got

It started out so meek and small

But in a wink pervaded all

Just a stray little stray, stray, stray

By trying to hide if I'd asked it to stay

By trying to hide if I'd made it a bed

from which to rule the world unsaid

To hide a little thought

A little vagabond

A sprite in the dark

that wouldn't move along

Many thoughts they come and go

This too shall pass, she'll never know

But since my way is bold and free

She noticed something strange in me

Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down

Maybe my eyes started darting around

Maybe my hands started covering my face

Maybe I rambled all over the place

To hide a little thought

A little vagabond

A sprite in the dark

that wouldn't move along

Break

I don't say each thing on my mind

To say each thing would be unkind

But with someone I know so well

it's so unlike me not to tell

Usually I like confrontations, I do

I get this thrill out of sayin' what's true

I look so lifeless when I try to lie

That's why it's easy to tell when I try

To hide a little thought

A little vagabond

A sprite in the dark

That wouldn't move along