Tell It Like It Is

Before I say goodbye, before I tell you I should go
If you want me baby, gonna have to let me know
'Cause I can't read your mind
You gotta play the part and invite me to the show
Rehearsing how it starts with poetry and prose
'Cause I can't read between the lines

Tell me what it means
Seal it with a kiss
And tell it like it is
Tell it like it is
Honey, I insist
You gotta tell it like it is

If ya keep it to yourself, I'm sure I'll never see
I won't know how you felt if you alter destiny
And I will become blind
Blind to all the love and all it might have been
Don't hide it in your heart where it's dark and locked in
Oh, why not shed some light?

Tell me what it means
Seal it with a kiss
And tell it like it is
(Tell it like it is)
Tell it like it is
(Tell it like it is)
Honey, I insist
(Oooh)
You gotta tell it like it is

Baby's gotta, baby's gotta, baby's gotta take it from me
You gotta break the chain in the game
Let your love fly free
Let your love fly free

And tell it like it is
(Tell it like it is)
Tell it like it is
(Tell it like it is)
Honey, I insist
(Oooh)
Tell it like is

Tell it
Tell it
Tell it like it is
Tell it
Ooh, tell it
Tell it like it is