Live To Tell (live, accuracy unknown) Lyrics

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,


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.