i won t say the magic words

Say the magic words
I won t say the magic words
to please you
Cause you might decide to
judge me
By what I say to you and
not what I do

Hide behind my words
I won t hide behind my words
carefully
Cause I d rather let you
see me
For what I am and not what
you hope that I ll be

I want you to be free
Jesus said that to me
Why should things that we say
Have to get in the way

Say the proper words
I won t say the proper
words to belong
But I ll speak and then
I ll listen
And let Jesus make the
tie strong

Play the proper words
I won t play the proper
words like a game
Cause we d better have
in common
A lot more than words to
call the body our name

Why can t we deal in spirit
Not empty words and phrases
That we ve learned to recognize
But barely understand

Designed to reassure us
That if words are in their places
Than our hearts must be there too
We really must understand
Whoa
That s not the way it should be

Say the magic words
Say the magic words
Don t say the magic words
Please don t say the magic words
Please don t
Please don t say the magic words
Say the magic words
Say the magic words