Be Honest

Well my Mama told me one thing, my Mama told me this,
be honest
And if you make a pile by using your smile child, be honest
If you got a notion and enough of that emotion
Then it's hard to come a cropper if you never drop a whopper

Be honest, be good, and be bad when you should
Be honest, be good, and if you can't you know you never will

You can live your dreams if they're dirty or clean, be honest
Does your light shine brighter in the morning or the night,
be honest
And if you've got a lover who you're leaving for another
Then you'd better come clean, if you know what I mean

Be honest, be good, and be bad when you should
Be honest, be good, and if you can't you know you never will

Be honest with yourself, don't get into things too deep
So deep you cannot leave without causing another to weep
Without causing another no sleep
Be honest with yourself and everyone else
So be honest don't sell yourself cheap

If you're pissing in the sink 'cos you had too much to drink,
be honest
Are you the kind of me that you wanted to be, be honest
Oh let your heart spill till it makes you ill
Till there's nothing inside that you need to hide

Be honest, be good, and be bad when you should
Be honest, be good, and if you can't you know you never will

Be honest with yourself, know your own idea of fun
If you cannot stand the heat,
then get out of the hot seat and run
Get out of the hot seat and go
Be honest with yourself and everyone else
So get out of the hot seat and run

(© Sputnik Weazel & Ernie O'Brian
...from The Audience "1979 - 1984" - CD 2008)

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