The Truth Feels Better

[KID] My elbow bumped the blue glass cup — CRASH! boom! it broke up Ran and hid behind the can (shhh!) Pretendin' I'm an innocent man

[KID] But a knot grew tight in my tummy squeeze-squeeze-SQUEEZE in my tummy Held my breath — hhhhhh — felt so tight That little knot would not let go all night

(here it comes...)

The truth feels better! (hey!) The truth feels better! (oh!) Say the true thing OUT LOUD — and the knot lets go, WHOOSH, I'm proud The truth feels better!

[KID] So I said it — "Mom... I broke the cup." ding! the knot let go, my chin came up She didn't yell, she held my hand — "Mistakes are okay, I understand"

The truth feels better! (hey!) The truth feels better! (oh!) Say the true thing OUT LOUD — and she pulled me in for a great big proud The truth feels better!

[KID] Swish-swish-swish, we swept the floor brand new cup, good as before no knot, no hide, no tight, no fight — just a hug that squeezed me right

(everybody now —)

The truth feels better! (hey!) The truth feels better! (oh!) The truth feels better! (one more time!) The truth feels better!

[KID] Tummy's loose and my smile is WIDE... click — nothin' hidin' inside. She hugged me tight and called me sweet — two glass pieces, swept up neat.