Madonna - Live To Tell

[Swede]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmX-p8IFSA

I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall

A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned
'till then, it will burn inside of me

I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warmth she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me

A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned
'till then, it will burn inside of me

The truth is never far behind
You've kept it hidden well
If I live to tell the secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again?

If I ran away
I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart?
Will it grow cold, the secret that I hide?
Will I grow old?
How will they hear?
When will they learn?
How will they know...?

A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned
'till then, it will burn inside of me

The truth is never far behind
You've kept it hidden well
If I live to tell the secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Thank you, my dear Swede...

I had forgotten just how much I love this video, and the song...

[InvisibleTouch]

2. Great song!

"A man can tell a thousand lies" ... yeah, especially the one I was tangled up with last year. :/

[MilesColtrane]

3. One of the few Madonna tunes I like, but I like it a lot.

It was written by Patrick Leonard, who went on to record a one off album with his own band, Toy Matinee.

Good pop stuff. Good writing, great production. A little reminiscent of Steely Dan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwmblly3kEg