Written by Jeff Pardo/Josh Wilson
Intro: Verso 1: Well I live too loud and I talk too much But somehow I don’t see it as such Seems like what I love the most Is the sound of my own voice Verso 2: I pray my list and I say my piece I check You off but I’m incomplete Seems like what I’m missing most A B Is the sound of Your voiceintro Verso 3 Verso 3: A wise man hears before he speaks He knows he doesn’t know everything I wish that sounded more like me But I have got so far to go Verso 4: E D2 Why is my first reaction A E To give my own opinion E D2 Like I could tell You something A E You don’t already knowA E So why is it so hard for me B C#m B To shut my mouth and let you speak A E B Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking A E Well I know I need to hear from You B C#m B I know what I have got to do D2 E To find what I’ve been missing I’ve got to learn to listenE D2 A E E D2 Listen, listen yeah A E Listen, listen yeuhChorus: A E So why is it so hard for me B C#m B To shut my mouth and let you speak A E B Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking A E Well I know I need to hear from You B C#m B I know what I have got to do D E To find what I’ve been missing I’ve got to learn to listen