Live to Tell

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
 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, '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 grow cold
 The secret that I hide, will I grow old
 How will they hear
 When will they learn
 How will 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