Truth Be Told - Harlequin Jones

Kid look, i never knew

what happened to them would happen to you

i never claimed to be right

i didn’t see you, you damned deer in the headlights

Man, lay it all down, spit it all out

did the cat get yer tongue?

did you swallow it down, did i rip it right out

as i fingered that gun

Why bother to kick the dog when he’s down

if the the cat’s in the bag

and the mice all left town

It’s all dramatics here on out

Truth be told

i could never keep up

you knew from the start

i was gonna give up

yeah, you read me right

yeah, I’m THAT type

you set yourself up for the let down

so what was the shock when you found me out?

Don’t play the victim

guilt trippin' wont work on me

they can talk all they want

what do i care honestly?

why bother to kick the dog when he’s down

if the cat’s in the bag, and the mice all left town

its all dramatics here on out

if there was a last page, it would state

in clear bold print for you and i to see

i wasn’t thinking

but DAMN that boy could sing

Remember before i left

I returned your Bukowski book

you claimed i was one step away

from being the trash he’d take back to his place

but i wont say sorry

cuz apologies all sound the same

and I’m neither ashamed, nor am i willing to change

in the first place

Truth be told

i always thought you deserved better

than what I’m not

Truth be told,

i always thought, you deserved better

someone sweeter

oh, just forget her

Truth be told

i truly believe

you couldn’t get any better, so i had to leave

you were too good for me

You were too good for me