They say war starts with a shot from a gun,
but I say words start them by rolling off the tongue?
The tongue can set your world on fire as one man calls another man a liar
You better believe the tongue can spit fire

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Who can tame the tongue?? Who can tame the tongue?? Can you tame your tongue?

Its so true sticks and stones do break bones and its so true words can hit as hard as a stone?
Those words can break our spirit like flowers if hail falls on them shower after shower
?You better believe your words they have power, power

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Who can tame the tongue?? Who can tame the tongue?? Can you tame your tongue?

I saw words strike out like men use their feet?
I saw that name lying so still on the street?
That name was kicked and a bruised in mud,
it lay their hurting no sign of the blood
Hey, I would suggest you speak out some love, love

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Who can tame the tongue?? Who can tame the tongue?? Can you tame your tongue?