Sometimes even a person that cares about you can't bear to tell you the truth, even when delaying the truth only makes it worse.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I stood beside you in the hard years
When the road was cold and long
Opened doors that wouldn’t open
Tried to help you carry on

Never asked for much between us
Just the truth when times were tough
Funny how the simple things
Are sometimes not enough

[Chorus]
Just tell the truth…
Don’t leave me in the dark

One honest word
Could save a brother’s heart

You can hide tonight
Behind the lies you use

But sooner or later
We all answer to the truth

[Verse 2]
Every story bends a little
Every line begins to blur
Till the truth you should have spoken
Is a stranger to your words

You say you’re keeping peace between us
Trying not to leave a scar
But the lie you’re standing on
Is tearing us apart

[Chorus]
Just tell the truth…
Don’t leave me in the dark

One honest word
Could save a brother’s heart

You can hide tonight
Behind the lies you use

But sooner or later
We all answer to the truth

[Bridge]
Integrity’s a quiet thing
It doesn’t shout or run
It stands there in the daylight
When the hiding’s done

[Final Chorus, Ominous uplift]
Just tell the truth…
Look me in the eye

A lie might help you
For a little while

But time don’t care
About the things we choose

Sooner or later
We answer to the truth

[Outro-Deep spoken word}
All you had to do…
Was tell the truth.

Please SAVE a BROTHER’s heart