Won't you tell me what goes on in your mind
It can't be tumbleweeds all the time
Why don't you tell me something
Don't shrug and say it's nothing

I can tell from the look in your eyes
That I said something and it crossed a line
I swear I didn't mean to
But I know that's no good excuse

Oh the silence can be so deafening
Recurring conflict, and I'm left wondering
How I could've avoided it
But you can't control an accident
Could you tell me how 'cause I'm getting desperate
Gambling on emotions but it's a game I never win
A game I never win

So won't you tell me what goes on in your mind
It can't be tumbleweeds all the time
Why don't you tell me something
Don't shrug and say it's nothing
I can tell from the look in your eyes
That you're angry but you never say why
Until it's too late, but it's never too late
'Cause you abuse the fact that I always wait

Oh the silence can be so deafening
And my patience keeps on weathering
Day by day, day by day
Don't know how many more days I have left
Until the ropes give, until the ropes give

I don't want to snap at you
I don't want this ship to give way
Honey, I am the tide, you are the moon
Pull us back together and open the gate
Open the gate, I'm so afraid of losing you
To the silence

So won't you tell me what goes on in your mind
It can't be tumbleweeds all the time
Why don't you tell me something
Don't shrug and say it's nothing
Can you tell from the look in my eyes
That I'm tired of slipping on thin ice
If you don't tell me the truth, I'll never know
We'll keep spinning our wheels
And repeat the cycle