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 go cold
The secret
That I hide
Will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will 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