Agreed. For me, it just happens. And it happens whenever I can't find the words to say about something, or even what thoughts to think. It's like some overload condition occurs inside me and I have to let something out of my mouth even if it sounds like complete rubbish. Often it has to do with asking for help figuring out a problem, or help with a personal fault. Yesterday I remember being in the shower, being bugged about something or other, having no clue even what kind of help to ask for, and suddenly, all on its own, under its own power, totally spontaneous, out comes this long, loud groan from my throat. And then... the frustration was gone. My guess is the Spirit grabbed it from me the instant the noise occurred. What he did with it, I have no clue. At this point, I can't even remember what it was all about, or even what it might have been about. That's how "gone" it went.
I'll guess that half the time tongues fire up inside me is when I'm thanking God for something he helped me with, and my stupid limited vocabulary doesn't come even close to getting it done. But again, it's never planned; it just seems to come alive out of nowhere. I'm thinking that's got to be the Spirit.