THE QUIET GUY WAS THE PROBLEM

Intro

Verse 1 You been watchin' the wrong man all night Big hat doin' all the talkin' He sells shit-talk by the gallon Buys his nerve two shots at a time Loud is just scared with the volume up Foam ain't never been the beer He counts likes — I count exits One of us is countin' right

Pre-Chorus Mama told you somethin' 'Bout the quiet ones You was busy talkin' Shoulda wrote it down

Chorus The quiet guy was the problem The loud one's just the show You been watchin' the bark all evenin' While the bite sat sippin' slow (sippin' slow)

Verse 2 He ran dry of easy targets Looked my way to feed the crowd Called me "church mouse" — got his chuckle He ain't wrong. I'm awful quiet. The room got smart before he did Bartender palmed up the phone His buddies studied on their boots And the jukebox died alone

Pre-Chorus Mama told you somethin' 'Bout the quiet ones You was busy talkin' Shoulda wrote it down

Chorus The quiet guy was the problem The loud one's just the show You been watchin' the bark all evenin' While the bite sat sippin' slow (sippin' slow)

Bridge You wonder why I don't say much I said it all in a hospital hall Used up a lifetime of quiet words On a woman too far gone to hear So I ain't got small talk left for you Don't mistake the empty for calm The quiet guy ain't dangerous 'cause he's mean He's dangerous 'cause he's got nothin' left The quiet guy was the problem The loud one's just the show You been watchin' the bark all evenin' While the bite sat sippin' slow (sippin' slow) The quiet guy was the problem The loud one's just the show You been watchin' the bark all evenin' While the bite sat sippin' slow (you never hear the quiet comin')

Outro [Spoken, low] Nothin' left to lose makes a man real quiet. And real patient.

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