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    Chorus:  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    (Chorus)    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  What will they learn  How will they know    (Chorus)