This was the first song of the “Heartbreak Quatrain”. It came after one of those phone calls where you’re trying to make things better, but you end up saying too much and making them worse.
Late last night I called you; I was feeling sad and blue
I meant to sound so happy; I meant to keep my cool
I meant to say I love you, but I said that you were cruel
Now I’m staring at the telephone, feeling like a fool.
I thought if I could tell you just one more time again
Just how much you’d hurt me and just how sad I’ve been
You’d say you’re mine forever but you just said you’re my friend
Now I’m staring at the phone and feeling foolish once again.
Honesty is best, I’ve heard them say
And I have told you all the truth all along the way
I’ve told you what was in my heart and what was in my head
But I guess some things are better left unsaid.
Now it’s early in the morn; my tears have faded with the dawn
It helped to cry my heart out; it helped to write this song
I thought that it would help to tell you everything that’s wrong…
Honesty is best, I’ve heard them say
And I have told you all the truth all along the way
I told you what was in my heart and what was in my head
But I guess some things are better left unsaid.
Yes, honesty is best; I’ve heard them say
And I have told you all the truth all along the way
I’ve told you what was in my heart and what was in my head
But I guess some things are better left unsaid
Yeah, I guess some things are better left unsaid
Oh, I guess some things are better left…
(Written Nov. 18, 1983)
© Pat and Jerry Grigadean, 1998
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