[A Cappella - close, low, dry rasp] You know what I mean When I ain't got the words You hear what I'm sayin' Before a thing gets heard [Verse 1 - 8 syllables max] Been callin' Your name Ain't heard You answer back Sat with this hurt so long I lost the track My soul's wore thin My bones won't rest My bed swims at night Tears on my chest [Refrain - keep verbatim] You know what I mean When I ain't got the words You hear what I'm sayin' Before a thing gets heard Stay here in the quiet Till I know what to say Lord I'm tryin' to talk to You Just don't know the way [Verse 2 - David borrowed, translated to Wade] You count my wanderings You bottle my tears When my heart's overwhelmed Lead me to the higher rock No man on my right hand No refuge for my soul But those words You gave David Now they make me whole [Spoken Bridge - piano out, room only, 2 a.m. locked] I groaned with the groanin' of my heart David prayed it first in a cave with no light I'm prayin' it now in my kitchen at 2 a.m. Groanings that can't be uttered [Final Chorus - slow] You know what I mean When I ain't got the words You hear what I'm sayin' Before a thing gets heard Those words weren't mine When I first heard them then But tonight I mean every word Of that borrowed amen David asked how long I'm askin' it too That borrowed amen Is me talkin' to You
