[Verse 1] it's taken a while to figure out just what all she is about like a language that I didn't know I've picked it up though I learned it slow ain't nothing wrong with my hearing although it's taken some repeating to catch on and finally learned the way to hear what she don't say [Chorus] I never knew silence could sound so loud she can say so so much without making a sound I could write a book on what she don't say she says "I'm fine" I heard she had a hard day no matter the words she chooses to speak the ones that she leaves out mean the most to me [Verse 2] I wish they had taught this back in school I studied Spanish, now I study her, love to I used to think I was listening but Lord the things I was missing that girl sure has taught me oh so very well it isn't what she says it's what she leaves out [Chorus] I never knew silence could sound so loud she can say so so much without making a sound I could write a book on what she don't say she says "I'm fine" I heard she had a hard day no matter the words she chooses to speak the ones that she leaves out mean the most to me [Bridge] she says, "Go on out with the boys" I hear, "Stay at home with me" she says, "I sure love your mother" we all know exactly what that means she says, "Honey how do I look?" I hear, "Tell me I'm on fire" she says, "Why don't we turn in early?" I hear, [Dramatic Pause] "I ain't a bit tired!" [Outro] no matter the words she chooses to speak the ones that she leaves out mean the most to me e e mean the most to me e e the ones that she leaves out.... [pause] mean the most to me.... [End Song] '
