"To Hide A Little Thought" lyrics

I tried to hide a little thought
The more I tried, the worse things got
It started out so meek and small
But in a wink, pervaded all

Just a stray little stray, stray, stray
In tryin' to hide it, I'd asked it to stay
In tryin' tried to hide it, I made it a bed
From which to rule the world, unsaid

To hide a little thought, a little vagabond
A sprite in the dark that wouldn't move along

Many thoughts, they come and go
This too shall pass, she'll never know
Well, since my way is old and free
She noticed something strange in me

Maybe my voice, speeded up or slowed down
Maybe my eyes started dialin' around
Maybe my hands started coverin' my face
Maybe I rambled all over the place

To hide a little thought, a little vagabond
A sprite in the dark that wouldn't move along

I don't say each thing on my mind
To say each thing would be unkind
But with someone I know so well
It's so unlike me not to tell

Usually I like confrontations, I do
I get this thrill out of saying what's true
I look so lifeless, when I try to lie
That's why it's easy to tell, when I try

To hide a little thought, a little vagabond
A sprite in the dark that wouldn't move along