Man Of Few Words
I'm not one for talking when I don't have much of anything to say
So conversation lovers, now would be the perfect time to walk away
No-one's ever told me, son you're too fond of the sound of your own voice
If you don't shut your mouth I'll shut it for you's not their how d'you do of choice
I'm a man of few words
Not one to waste my breath
But if you really knew me
Looked right through me
And loved me nonetheless
This song's for you
Small talk makes me nervous, I can't formulate the words I'd like to say
Complaining 'bout the weather seems no way to me to pass the time of day
Everywhere around me endless chatter swells to fill the empty space
While shy retiring types know they can never be made welcome in that place
I'm a man of few words
Not one to waste my breath
But if you really knew me
Looked right through me
And loved me nonetheless
This song's for you
In the quiet of the evening I sit down to work on your new song
My dictionary overflows with possibilities, they all seem wrong
Twilight shadows growing like the pile of crumpled paper at my feet
But even the most perfect words of love if never heard are not complete
I'm a man of few words
Not one to waste my breath
But if you really knew me
Looked right through me
And loved me nonetheless
This song's for you
All lyrics © Richard Knott