Elton John - I Know The Truth lyrics

Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by tim rice<br>Produced by jimmy jamm and terry lewis<br>Duet with janet jackson<br>Available on the album elton john and tim rice's aida<br><br>How have I come to this<br>How did I slip and fall<br>How did I throw half a lifetime away<br>Without any thought at all<br><br>This should've been my time<br>It's over, it never began<br>Facing a world, for once not on my side<br>I simply turned and ran<br><br>I try to blame it on fortune<br>Some kind of twist in my fate<br>But I know the truth and it haunts me<br>I learned it a little too late<br><br>I know the truth and it mocks me<br>I know the truth and it shocks me<br>I learned it a little too late<br><br>People have faith in me<br>I think I once did too<br>I promise whoever has a hold on our lives<br>I'll see the bad times through<br><br>This should have been my time<br>It's over, it never began<br>Facing a world, for once not on my side<br>I simply turned and ran<br><br>I try to blame it on fortune<br>Some kind of shift in the stars<br>But I know the truth and it haunts me<br>It's flown just a little too far<br><br>I know the truth and it mocks me<br>I know the truth and it shocks me<br>It's flown just a little too far<br><br>I try to blame it on fortune<br>Some kind of twist in my fate<br>But I know the truth and it haunts me<br>I learned it a little too late