Lying On the Truth (Live from Wattstax)

Ladies and gentlemen

Let's get together and give a great big round of applause

To some new members of the stacks vote family

That you'll be hearing a lot of

The Rance Allen singers

Come on

You've been lyin' on the truth

I'm gonna tell it like it is

You've been lyin' on the truth, yeah

I'm gonna tell it like it is, yeah

You say Alexander

My communication

Oh, black children your messagin'

A minute generation, yeah

Say, Columbus, yeah

Discovered our land

Hey, when Columbus got off the ship

Black men welcomed his hand

Don't you know

You've been lyin' on the truth

I'm gonna tell it like it is, how

Lyin' on the truth, yeah

Tell it like it is, yeah

Ya'll can bring the truth to the light

Tell the truth do not hate the right

Tell the truth

I know you can do it

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Tell the truth, yeah

Lord will know

Tell me the truth

Come on tell me, come on

Don't you know you been lyin'

(Right on)

You've been lyin', yeah

(Right on)

Right on your light, yeah

(Right on)

You lied to me, yeah

(Right on)

Wonder why some people

Don't seem to understand

All men are equal, yeah

And he's under the same tent

All people are people

All across the land

All it is is a different pigmentation

You've been lyin' on the truth, yeah

I'm gonna tell it like it is

Lyin'

Tell it like it is, yeah, yeah, yeah