J Mascis and the Fog

To Tell the Truth

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Hey I need to let you know
I need a place to go
I need to mend
Hey I need a place to stay
I need another day
I need a friend
And I watched it all go down
I bowed my head with a town
I watched it all I watched it all what now
Tell the truth now honestly
Tell the truth you're kidding me
Tell the truth you've got to be
Because I know God and that's just crazy
Hey I need a deeper truth
Its not that I need some proof
I just want to mend
Hey anything we should know
My mind is really blown
I can't defend anything
I feel able and I'm stoned
I feel wondrous yet alone
I can't take it and make it real
I can't wait for you to feel
I've been up but I've been here
I've been led instead of fear
I've been able and alive
I could speak, but I just cry

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2012-02-16 18:13:27

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