Tell 'em Like It Was

Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was

I was lying in a borrowed bed
Lost in a troubled dream
I stood before a microphone
And I began to sing
The tune was simple
But the lyric made me pause, it said
Go tell em like it was

It's been a few years
Since I broke my chains
My life isn't perfect
But still, I can't complain
But I think it's time
To sing about the
Life I led before, I guess I gotta
Go tell em like it was

I remember brutes and pushers
Preying on the weak
I remember being angry
And too afraid to speak
I remember administrators
Treat me like I wasn't there
And I remember all the caregivers
Too screwed up to care

Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was

It haunts me from time to time
When I sleep and when I wake
It's amazing what'll break you down
And how much you can really take
Like a former slave
Mindful of his scars, I gotta
Go tell em like it was

I sing for myself
It's the only way to heal
I sing for those left behind
Cuz I know just how they feel
I sing to all the people
Who wonder 'bout the
Life behind those doors, I guess I gotta
Go tell em like it was

Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was

Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was
Go tell em like it was