I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough
of the pleasure life will bring you
and the heartache that it leaves.
I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough
of how fast the ship can sink
and that there is no shame to swim.
I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough.

I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough
I don’t have to tell you, life always will be tuff
I don’t have to tell you, the pain will never stop
I don’t have to tell you, to live on hope is very hard
I don’t have to tell you, that when you fall the drop is very far
I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough.

I might not have to tell you
but sometimes what you know
is very hard to trust.
I might not have to tell you
but sometimes fear consumes
and all you worked for turns to dust.
I might not have to tell you
but the pain of knowing
is sometimes far too much.

I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough
I don’t have to tell you, when you cry I will too
I don’t have to tell you, there’ll be days you won’t get trough
I don’t have to tell you, there’ll be days when smiles will hurt.
I don’t have to tell you, that smiles will make the pain worthwhile.
I don’t have to tell you, you’re clever enough.