I don't want to pose a test
I won't make you say I'm the best
All I want from you is honesty.

I don't want my ego stroked,
I don't need that fire stoked.
All I want from you is honesty.

I've always been an open book,
Turn the page and have a look,
Just a glance is all I need,
You don't have to like what you read.

Don't pull punches for my sake,
Don't assume what I can't take
All I want from you is honesty.

I was born to take it low,
You will judge with love I know.
All I want from you is honesty.

Take a red pen, if it's true,
Scrawl a margin note "I Love You."
If the story makes your world brighter,
Let me be your paperback writer.

If I haven't learned my art,
I'll rewrite it from the start.
All I need from you is honesty.