I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE
(Michael Garvin / Ron Hellard / Bucky Jones)


T. Graham Brown - 1986
Jeannie C. Riley - 1986




They say that I'm the kind of man who always speaks my mind
To me there's nothin' stronger then the truth
They can ask me almost anything and I'll tell it like it is
But, darlin', when they ask me about you

I tell it like it used to be, when you were still in love with me
Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new
I tell it like it oughta be, 'cause how it is is killing me
When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be

I wish that I was stronger, I could tell them that you've gone
But that's one thing that I may never do
If they want to hear about our love and how it all went wrong
Then darlin', they'll just have to talk to you

I tell it like it used to be, when you were still in love with me
Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new
I tell it like it oughta be, 'cause how it is is killing me
When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be

I tell it like it used to be, when you were still in love with me
Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new
I tell it like it oughta be, 'cause how it is is killing me
When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be


(Contributed by boB Cartlidge - January 2003)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - January 2014)