ONLY A WORD

(c)2015 Carolyn Miller

Lyrics

It was only a word that I heard 
but I buried it deep within
I held it tight, lost the key and the rights 
then forgot 
Didn’t matter I thought
But today as I feel the strain
There’s a niggling phrase I am longing to vent and say
but my head knows the right way 
but my heart is resentful
I confess this bitterness
  
It was only a word that I spoke 
but the promise went deep within
I held it tight, lost the key and the rights 
then forgot
Didn’t matter I thought
But today as I feel the pain
There’s a niggling phrase I am longing to vent and say
But my head knows the right way 
but my heart is resentful
I confess my bitterness
  
Who would have thought it could mean anything?
Who would have thought it could make a difference?
It was only a word, only a word
I was only surviving in this world by protecting my feelings 
so I didn’t get hurt
Who would have thought
It was only a word
Only a word
  
It was only a word that I heard
But I buried it deep within 

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