One of the keys to a long and successful relationship is communication and that is the topic of Way With Words. And the balance of having the right way to express ideas with words is not easy; the subject here is one that is profound, personal, and extraordinarily difficult to pull off. Hunter does not remember how this song developed but I know; it came after many years being in a close relationship that lasts and ideally is formed with a person who understands even a slow thinker who at times can have a swift tongue.
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Way With Words
(Ian Hunter)
You don't have to raise your voice every time you talk
I don't hear you screaming down the phone
You ain't no drama queen, you don't make a scene
You don't need no fire or brimstone
You don't have to lose it just to make your presence felt
I've often wondered what it must be like
Without my disposition, if I could only listen
To your sweet words whenever lightning strikes
You got a way with words, you soothe away the anger
You got a way with words when you comfort me
You don't have to shout, it always works out
You got a way with words, calm on a restless sea
Patience is a virtue, vengeance is a vice
I never seem to reconcile the two
I got this restless soul and it's dragging you over the coals
You know I'd be lost if it wasn't for you
You got a way with words, you soothe away the anger
You got a way with words when you comfort me
You don't have to shout, it always works out
You got a way with words, calm on a restless sea
I can get myself hung with one little slip of the tongue
I can put my foot right in my mouth
I don't know how you do it, I kinow I always blew it
Every time I'd sit with you and try to work things out
You don't force your opinions down other people's throats
That ain't in your personality
You only got to whisper and everyone gets the picture
I think it's fair to say, we all agree
You got a way with words, you rock me just like a lullaby
You got a way with words, it's extraordinary
'Cos you never shout, you just let them slip out
You got a way with words, calm on a restless sea
Way With Words | 4:15 | Originally issued on Man Overboard. |