Tell Me a Story

Old man, he came to see me
No acquaintance, just a friend
But all the words he spoke to me
I could see they never end
After telling me his story
And the conversation changed
Everything I tried to say
Kept coming out the same

Tell me a story
(Tell me) If you believe it's true
(Tell me) Tell me a story

I can hear the people outside
And I know they'll never leave
Say they've got a lot to do
But me they can't deceive
Everyone has got his own place
They can never take away
I can't help but feeling
That it never was that way

Tell me a story
(Tell me) If you believe it's true
(Tell me) About your life

(Tell me) Tell me a story
(Tell me) If you believe it's true
(Tell me) Tell me a story about your life

My mother, she once told me
You can do most anything
What you do depends on you
Just give it everything
But saying isn't doing
And when I began to try
She seemed to change, she acted strange
And I still wonder why

(Tell me) Tell me a story
(Tell me) If you believe it's true
(Tell me) Tell me a story about your life
Come on, tell me