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

Live to tell

I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once or twice
I know the one she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines, it shines
It shines inside you can't take that from me
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 would they hear?
When will 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?

Live to tell
Live to tell
Live to tell
Live to tell