[Verse 1]
When I cry, I cry over a river
So my tears can go somewhere
I don't cry all over my pillow
Leaving mascara stains everywhere
If you hurt me then I'll hurt back
I'll hurt back twice as hard
You know words can cut like a knife
And sometimes they leave nasty scars

[Chorus]
Don't accuse me
Don't accuse me of doing wrong, of doing wrong
When you don't know me
You don't know me at all, at all
And you're a fool for thinking that you do
When I've never opened up, never opened up to you

[Verse 2]
If you shout at me then I'll shout louder
Maybe I'll even scream
You know, not everything that you see is always as it seems
I won't let you walk over me
No, I won't let you hurt my feelings
See you in your bad, see you in your bad dreams
[Chorus]
Don't accuse me
Don't accuse me of doing wrong, of doing wrong
When you don't know me
You don't know me at all, at all
And you're a fool for thinking that you do
When I've never opened up, never opened up to you

[Bridge]
Maybe I was mean, but so were you
Always so easy to accuse
But think about what you do too
Maybe I was mean, but so were you
Always so easy to accuse
But think about, but think about, but think about what you do too

[Chorus]
Don't accuse me
Don't accuse me of doing wrong, of doing wrong
When you don't know me
You don't know me at all, at all
And you're a fool for thinking that you do
When I've never opened up, never opened up to you