Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil

Jeannie C. Riley

I'll take any madness this world has to give,
Sometimes I act the wise man and I sometimes play the clown
And I stand up and fight when I feel I'm in the right
And I don't let anything or anybody put me down.

But I have a weakness and that's when someone hurts you
And I can't find the way to say I care.
When you crawl into your shell and I can't find the way to reach you...
It's the one thing that's too much for me to bear.

Chorus:
And so for you, oh, I sigh
Oh, I die a little more every time you leave me
In love, so am I.
Oh, I try a little more to be strong believe me, for you.

How can I tell you, could I write it in a letter?
Put the words to music, would you hear me if I do?
'Cause sometimes when you hold me and your body drives me crazy
I still can feel the secrets that are locked inside of you.

And your pride and your pain they are like a wall between us.
And I can't break it down - so it's breaking me!
You know I would do anything just to see you through these bad times.
And it's hard when Love must look on helplessly.

Chorus:
And so for you, oh, I sigh.
Oh, I die a little more every time you leave me.
In love, so am I.
Oh, I try a little more to be strong believe me, for you.

Like a child awake in the night
I lie here crying, I can't find the light
And all that I hear is the sound of my own heart
I'm afraid of shadows that might keep us apart.

Sometimes I think that I might as well just go
But though you cannot say it, your eyes ask me to stay
Oh, there's no need to worry - tell the truth and shame the devil
You're such a part of me now I couldn't leave you anyway.

But sometimes it's like a bad dream with my footsteps going nowhere
No matter how I try to run away.
And no matter what direction it seems I always wind up in your arms
Making love and promising I'll stay.

Chorus
And so for you, oh, I sigh
Oh, I die a little more every time you leave me
In love, so am I
Oh, I try a little more to be strong believe me, for you.

Oh, I sigh, Oh I die a little more every time you leave me, for you
I die for you...