Keep Control - Judie Tzuke

I keep my hand on the things I love the most

I let them grow but I hold them very close

I won’t pretend that I don’t expect the best

But I’ll survive if they give me any less

I’ll go inside myself

I’ll stay inside myself

Then I’ll keep control

And I’ll think what I like when I like

Oh I’ll keep control

You won’t know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world

When you go, as sometimes I think you will

I’ll close the door on the hurt that I will feel

I won’t pretend that I don’t hope for more

But I won’t cry 'cause I never did before

I’ll just go inside myself

I’ll stay inside myself

Then I’ll keep control

And I’ll think what I like when I like

Oh I’ll keep control

You won’t know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world

The tears I swallow flood my heart

They make rivers that run ragged down into the dark corners of my soul

The walls around me are so thin

That keep you outside and me in

Just talk to me like a friend

Or I’ll go inside myself

I’ll stay inside myself

Then I’ll keep control

And I’ll think what I like when I like

Oh I’ll keep control

You won’t know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world