Tell It like It Is

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 hear What keeps you awake at night How your anger and grief Make you want to cry out 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 at night What makes you want to break the ties that silence and bind 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 --- Tell It Like It Is - Tracy Chapman