You had somethin' to hide Should have hidden it, shouldn't you And now you're not satisfied With what you're being put through It's just time to pay the price Not listenin' to advice Decidin' in your youth On the policy of truth Things could be so different now It used to be so civilized You will always wonder how It could have been if you'd only lied It's too late to change events It's time to face the consequence Deliverin' the proof On the policy of truth Never again is what you swore The time before Never again is what you swore The time before, the time before The time before, the time before And now you're standin' there tongue tied You'd better learn your lesson well And hide what you have to hide And tell what you have to tell You'll see your problems multiplied If you continually decide To faithfully pursue The policy of truth, the policy of truth The policy of truth Never again is what you swore The time before, the time before Never again Never again is what you swore