Tell It Like It Is

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

If you wanna build a bridge
You gotta get down on the water
You gotta do some hard work
Where it's dangerous and steep
So the question is this:
Is it worth the aggravation
For some reconciliation
Where the chasm cuts so deep?

There's no easy way
To help a stubborn world to change
And there's no free ride
On the road to sacrifice, oh...
There's no shortcut to take
To get us to a better place
That's just the way it is
If you wanna build a bridge

If you wanna tell the truth
You gotta find someone to listen, yeah
And expect some opposition
(Whoa-whoa...)
'Cause being honest is a risk
So I guess you'll have to choose
(It's your decision)
Is the trouble you'll uncover
Worth the freedom you discover
When you tell it like it is?

There's no easy way
To help a stubborn world to change
And there's no free ride
On the road to sacrifice, oh...
There's no shortcut to take
To get us to a better place
You need some love to get you through
Yes, you will
If you wanna tell the truth

One night in the garden
Counting up the cost
Could there be another way
To save the world
Without the Cross?

If you wanna shine a light
You gotta take it to the darkness
Where the world can be so heartless
And you may have to go alone
So you really must decide
Is the difference that you're making
Worth the heavy soul it's taking
Just to bring a little hope? Oh, yeah

There's no easy way
To help a stubborn world to change
And there's no free ride
On the road to sacrifice
There's no shortcut to take
To get us to a better place
You got to pay the price, yes, you do
If you wanna shine a light
You need some love to get you through
You're gonna need a little love
If you wanna tell the truth
That's just the way it is
If you wanna build a bridge
Build a bridge

You gotta tell it
You gotta tell it, tell it like it is
You gotta tell it
You gotta tell it, tell it like it is

You gotta tell it, you gotta tell it
You gotta tell it, tell it like it is
You gotta tell it, tell it like it is
You gotta tell it, tell it like it is...