Average White Band - Keepin' It To Myself lyrics

Now and again it occurs to me I'm giving away much more than I ought to be Oh, yes I am And today I got a letter Telling me things that I better not believe But I don't know if I can But you're the last in a long line of mistakes I've made I'm tired of giving my heart and soul to a masquerade So I'm gonna be Keepin' it to myself Let it build up inside of me Keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried Well it makes no difference I always thought that it was planned When you get everything a man has to give You now you got to return it But every time I build my dreams Find that love is not all what it seems to be And I keep getting burned But from now on I'm gonna quit Before I commit myself To any woman I meet And I'll get by without love for a while And get into something else Keepin' it to myself Let it build on up inside Keepin' it to myself Baby, I tried