Maybe once upon a cowboy You cried and watched him ride away Well, that may be, but that ain't me 'Cause honey this one's here to stay So say what you need to say Tell me like it is 'Cause girl, I wanna know The secrets that you keep The things you bury deep The tears you never show Even if it hurts It can't be worse than this I ain't gonna judge you I just wanna love you Tell me like it is Maybe once you had an outlaw Who carved a target on your heart But I think you'd like to trust me Just don't know where to start Well, honey it ain't that hard Tell me like it is 'Cause girl, I wanna know The secrets that you keep The things you bury deep The tears you never show Even if it hurts It can't be worse than this I ain't gonna judge you I just wanna love you Tell me like it is Tell me like it is Tell me like it is 'Cause girl, I wanna know The secrets that you keep The things you bury deep The tears you never show Even if it hurts It can't be worse than this I ain't gonna judge you I just wanna love you Tell me like it is Tell me like it is

If you want something to play with Go and find yourself a toy Baby my time is too expensive And I'm not your little boy If you are serious Don't play with my heart it makes me furious But if you want me to love you Then baby I will, girl you know I will Tell it like it is Don't be ashamed, let your conscience be your guide But ooh now deep down inside me, i believe you love me Forget your foolish pride Life is too short to have sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So go on and live, baby go on and live Tell it like it is Have nothing to play with go find yourself a toy But ooh, deep down deep inside me I belive you love me Forget your foolish pride If you are serious Don't play, don't play with my heart it makes me furious But if you want me to love you then baby i will, you know i will Tell it like it is My time is too expensive And I'm not your little boy anymore Tell it like it is Don't be ashamed let you conscience be your guide

I jus' a tell it like it is, yeah I jus' a tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got to be blatant in this time Jus' like I know 1 + 1 no make 9 (repeat) Now what was I saying about being blatant You got to be blatant in an argument You got to make sure your feelings are felt Perfect example for you from me Watch lying politicians me seh on me t.v. Pay big big money for the licence fee (At the same time them a try fi fool we) (repeat) () I jus' tell it like it is, yeah I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got ... I've got to be blatant in this time Now let me tell me more about being blantant You got to be blatant me seh With product you invent If you don't patent it You nah see a cent You have no money fi go pay up your rent If you crash fi your car Or you in an accident If it's not your fault you be blatant () I jus' tell it like it is, yeah I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got ... Now I get serious about being blatant Police come and mess with me pon the pavement They say oi' where you going, what you doing here? I just leave mi house fi go buy a tin of beer Another example of being blatant South africa police a kill the innocent Fire live ammunition me seh into a crowd If that's not blatant murder Then murder can't be found (repeat) (Repeat)

Say it, say it, say it, tell it like it is Say it, say it, say it, tell it like it is What breaks your heart What keeps you awake at night What makes you want to breakdown and cry But say you'll never turn your back Say you'll never harden to the world Say you'll never try to still the rhythms in your breast Say you'll never look at the evil among us and try to forget Say you'll tell it like it is Say it, say it, say it, so everyone can hear Say it, say it, say it, tell it like it is What breaks your heart What keeps you awake at night How your anger and grief Make you want to cry out Oh, and tell it like it is But say you'll never close your eyes Or pretend that it's a rosy world Say you'll never try to paint what is rotten with a sugarcoat Say you'll talk about the horrors you've seen and the torment you know And tell it like it is Say it, say it, say it, so no one can forget Say it, say it, say it, tell it like it is What breaks your heart What keeps you awake, awake at night What makes you want to break the ties that silence and bind Oh, and tell it like it is Say you'll never cover your ears and close your mouth and live in a silent world Say you'll only run as far or as fast as you need to be secure Say that then you'll tell the truth When a lie could cross your lips And tell it like it is Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it

If you want something to play with Go and find yourself a toy Baby my time is so expensive, girl, yeah And I'm not just a little little betty baby boy, no no Otis, if you are serious Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious But if you want me to love you Baby, you know I will, honey, you know I will Tell it like it is, yeah Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide Tell it like it is I want you to forget your foolish pride, oh yeah Life is too short to have sorrow (oh, yes it is) You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So go on and live, Carla honey, baby, go on and live I'm just tell it like it is Just you can threat me right, Go and find yourself a little little baby boy I'm just tell you like it is 'Cause I'm to good to you forget, don't you mess over me...

If you want something to play with go and find yourself a toy Baby my time is too expensive and I'm not a little boy If you are serious Don't play with my heart it makes me furious But if you want me to love you Then baby I will girl you know I will Tell it like it is don't be ashamed let your conscience be your guide But I know deep down inside of me I believe that you love me forget your foolish pride Life is too short to have sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So go on and live baby go on and live Tell it like it is I'm nothing to play with go and find yourself a toy Tell it like it is my time is too expensive and I'm not a little boy Tell it like it is don't be ashamed let your conscience be your guide But I deep down inside of me I believe that you love me forget your foolish pride (Tell it like it is) got to tell it tell it ooh forget your foolish pride

Evil S.I.S to find a shore A beast that doesn't quiver anymore And we could crush some plants to paint my walls And I won't try to fight in the weekend wars Was I? I was too lazy to bathe Or paint or write or try to make a change Now I can shoot a gun to kill my lunch And I don't have to love or think too much Instant battle plans written on the sidewalk Mental mystics in a twisted metal car Tried to amplify the sound of light and love Christ is cursed of fathers and martyrs Might even take a knife to split a hair Or even scare the children off my lawn Giving us time to make the makeshift bombs Every mess invested was a score We couldn't use computers anymore But it's difficult to win unless you're bored And you might have to plan for the weekend wars Try to break my heart, I'll drive to Arizona It might take a hundred years to grow an arm I'll sit and listen to the sound of sand and cold Twisted diamond heart, I'm the weekend warrior My predictions are the only things I have I can amplify the sound of light and love I'm a curse and I'm a sound When I open up my mouth There's a reason I don't win I don't know how to begin I'm a curse and I'm a sound When I open up my mouth There's a reason I don't win I don't know how to begin I'm a curse and I'm a sound When I open up my mouth There's a reason I don't win I don't know how to begin I'm a curse and I'm a sound When I open up my mouth There's a reason I don't win