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
Til then, it will burn inside of me
I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once
I know the warm 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
Til 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 could they hear
The beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide
Will I grow old
How would 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
Til 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
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned
Til then, it will burn inside of me