[Verse 1]
Say that you like me the way I am
Just take some time out to understand
It may not be much, but I do all I can
Say something nice

[Verse 2]
I'd never do it to one of you
I'd say something nice if it wasn't true
I'd make you feel better when you're feeling blue
I'd say something nice

[Chorus]
Say something nice, only once or twice
It won't hurt at all (Say something nice)
Say something nice, only once or twice
(Say something nice)

[Verse 3]
I wanna hear that I'm beautiful
But you wouldn't say it even if I were
Wearing my diamonds and a coat of fur
You wouldn't say nothin' nice

[Verse 4]
Tell me you think that my hair's real nice
Don't stand around and just criticize
Can't you understand that when a person tries
You say something nice
[Chorus]
And it's oh so hard, oh so hard (Say something nice, only once or twice)
To listen to the words that you say (Say something nice)
Oh, say something nice, just once or twice
It wouldn't hurt, don't you see, don't you see, don't you see, don't you see? (Say something nice)

[Bridge]
I wanna hear something nice, say something nice
Say something nice, just once or twice
It don't hurt you at all, say something nice

[Chorus]
Say something nice (Why don't you say it?), only once or twice (I wanna hear it)
It won't hurt at all (Say something nice, oh won't you give it to me?)
Say something nice (Why don't you say it, only once or twice, I wanna hear it)
(Say something nice)

[Break]
Hey don't you hear me, hey don't you hear me?
Hey don't you hear me, hey don't you hear me?

Say something nice

Say something nice

[Chorus]
Woah, and it's oh so hard (Say something nice, why don't you say it?), and it's oh so bad (Only once or twice, I wanna hear it)
When you're dying to hear (Say something nice)
What you've never heard (Hey, don't you hear me calling?)
All [?] are nice (Say something nice, why don't you say it?), it's so, so nice (Only once or twice, I wanna hear it)
When you're dying to hear, yeah (Say something nice)