I have a tale to tell Sometimes it gets so hard to act 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 learn to tell the secret I have learned Till then you will burn inside of me I know where beauty lives I've seen it once, I know you won't again The light that you could never see It shines inside, you can't take that away A man can tell a thousand lies I've learned my lesson well Hope I learn to tell the secret I have learned Till then you 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 Then I never have the chance again A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies If I ran away I'd never have the strength to go very far And how could they hear the beating of my heart? Will it be cold? The secret that I hide Will I know? How will they hear? Where will they learn? How will they know? A man can tell a thousand lies A man might listen 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 get to hear it 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 A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies A man can tell a thousand lies