I may not like what you say of me but if of me you speak the truth br Though the truth it can be hurtful if it is not spoken without ruth br The truth cannot defame me if of me the truth you say br And if the truth taints my character well that too is okay. br br But if you tell lies about someone and know them to be lies br Then the dislike I'd feel for one like you i barely could disguise br For lies can be defamatory when used in such a way br Any respect to a malicious liar i would find hard to pay. br br The truth it can be hurtful as we all ought to know br But out of the truth it can be said respect for one does grow br And though you may not like what's said about you at least what's said is true br And to the one who speaks the truth credit is always due. br br The truth it can be hurtful but the truth is never wrong br And those who cannot accept the truth mentally cannot grow strong br And though for some the truth is poison they'd rather live a lie br The truth lives on forever and the truth will never die.