Daddy told me Don't lose your way When you go singing a song Have something to say Time's gonna kill you Mess up your mind Til like a spring in a clock you just can't unwind (Ooh ooh) Tell Em the truth Tell em all the good times Tell em all the bad times too Treat your mind a stage And your pen a fountain You'll find infinite ways To climb up that mountain If you're staring blankly Up a concrete wall And you can't think of something Think of nothing at all (Ooh ooh) Tell Em the truth Tell em all the good times Tell em all the bad times too (Ooh ooh) Tell Em the truth Tell em all the good times Tell em all the bad times too I play no saint I don't do no hoodoo (hoodoo) Cause if you act something you ain't People will see right through you I got a heart of glass But I can't help kicking stones Cause my mouth moves fast when my mind moves slow (Ooh ooh) Tell Em the truth Tell em all the good times Tell em all the bad times too (Ooh ooh) Tell Em the truth Tell em all the good times Tell em all the bad times too