life s a masquerade filled with so many faces faces that aren t so real hearts that really cannot feel the problems that i face each and every single day tell me that i m not where i m suppose to be i remember how tight we use to be and i want you to draw me closer to thee lord i tried to live an honest life so why do i try to fool god s people all the time i just wanna be real with u i just wanna live a life that s true i just wanna be real with u i just wanna be real with u i just wanna live a life that s true i just wanna be real with u notice what it takes and lord i don t want to be fake for there s another side of me lord i got to get it straight and it is my desire to be more like you each day but the enemy keeps trying to lead me further astray when i come into your presence let me feel you and when i leave the sanctuary i want to live true lord i tried to live an honest life so why do i try to fool god s people all the time i just wanna be real with u i just wanna live a life that s true i just wanna be real with u i just wanna be real with u i just wanna live a life that s true i just wanna be real with u i wanna be real when i sing i wanna be real when i preach i wanna be real when i minister i wanna be real with u jesus i wanna be real in season wanna be real out of season i wanna be real on sunday i wanna be real on monday i wanna be real gotta be real i wanna be real i ve gotta be real uh uh when i sing when i preach when i minister want to be real oh yeah