I have a tale to tell
sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
too blind, to see the writing
on the wall

a man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
hope I live to tell the secret
I have learned till then
it will burn inside of me

I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once I know the warmth she gives
the light that you could never see
it shines inside you can't take that from me

a man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
hope I live to tell the secret
I have learned till then
it will burn inside of me

the truth is never far behind
you kept it hidden well
if I live to tell the secret I knew then
will I ever have the chance again

if I ran away
I'd never have the strength
to go very far
how would they hear
the beating of my heart

will it grow cold
the secret that I hide
will I grow old
how will they hear
when would they learn
how would they know

a man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
hope I live to tell the secret
I have learned till then
it will burn inside of me

the truth is never far behind
you kept it hidden well
if I live to tell the secret I knew then
will I ever have the chance again