You don't know who I am,   But I know all about you.   I've come to talk to you tonight,   About the things I've seen you do.   I've come to set the record straight;   I've come to shine the light on you.   Let me introduce myself:   I am the cold hard truth.      There is a woman we both know,   I think you know the one I mean.   She gave her heart and soul to you,   You gave her only broken dreams.   You say you're not the one to blame,   For all the heartache she's been through.   I say you're nothin' but a liar:   I am the cold hard truth.      All of your life, that's how it's been;   Lookin' out for number one.   Takin' more than you give;   Movin' on when you're done.   With her you could've had it all:   Family and love to last.   If you had any sense at all,   You'd go and beg her to come back.      You think that you're a real man,   But you are nothin' but a fool.   The way you run away from love;   The way you try to play it cool.   I'm gonna say this just one time,   Time is running out on you.   You best remember me my friend:   I am the cold hard truth.      You best remember me my friend:   I am the cold hard truth.