So we could deal with this man to man You better tell me the truth son, yeah
Well he showed up down at the ballroom Walking slow and acting strong Well I said my friend I'll give you one last chance To admit that you done me wrong
You better tell me the truth son, yeah
You better tell me the truth son, yeah
Now they got me here in the county
With his blood still on my face
Well the boys in blue they don't play no game All the sheriff said to me was this... You better tell me the truth, son
Now they got me here in the lockdown For a crime I did commit Well for my last call
I called the number on my girl's hand To remind you not to forget You should'a told me the truth, son
You should'a told me the truth, son
Make me beat it out of you
[00:02.45]........... [00:02.88] [00:16.53]Well my woman, she showed up [00:19.34] [00:20.40]With your number on her hand [00:23.21] [00:24.58]Well I thought that I might call you up [00:27.84] [00:28.71]So we could deal with this man to man [00:31.78]You better tell me the truth son, yeah [00:34.65] [00:40.65]Well he showed up down at the ballroom [00:44.46]Walking slow and acting strong [00:48.40]Well I said my friend I'll give you one last chance [00:52.46]To admit that you done me wrong [00:54.84] [00:55.96]You better tell me the truth son, yeah [01:01.96] [01:03.78]You better tell me the truth son, yeah [01:11.22] [01:12.46]Now they got me here in the county [01:15.65] [01:16.40]With his blood still on my face [01:19.09] [01:21.78]Well the boys in blue they don't play no game [01:24.15]All the sheriff said to me was this... [01:26.40]You better tell me the truth, son [01:28.29] [01:59.92]Now they got me here in the lockdown [02:03.80]For a crime I did commit Well for my last call [02:06.65] [02:09.40]I called the number on my girl's hand [02:12.34]To remind you not to forget [02:14.96]You should'a told me the truth, son [02:18.40] [02:22.40]You should'a told me the truth, son [02:24.33] [02:38.27]Make me beat it out of you