If I Could Tell the Truth Lyrics

INTRO: Em G D
VERSE:
If I could tell the truth
People just might see
Who I really am
Not who I have to be
I get so damn tired
Of playing by the rules
Afraid of what I'd lose
If I could tell the truth
CHORUS:
Nobody wants to listen
When it comes down to this
They'd rather take the truth and twist it
Than to tell it like it is
I don't know how we got here
There's really no excuse
I do it to get by
But I wouldn't live this lie
If I could tell the truth
BREAK Em G D
VERSE:
If I could tell the truth
Girl we'd end up in a fight
And I would still be wrong
And you would still be right
We could stay right here
Another year or two
But I'm already gone
If I could tell the truth
CHORUS:
Nobody wants to listen
When it comes down to this
They'd rather take the truth and twist it
Than to tell it like it is
I don't know how we got here
There's really no excuse
I do it to get by
But I wouldn't live this lie
If I could tell the truth
TAG:
I'd do it to get by
But I wouldn't live this lie
If I could tell the truth