By Peter Link

Several years ago I had a disastrous experience with MCI Telecommunications (my telephone company). Through a billing fault of theirs, my phone was turned off (the absolute truth).

It then took me over 60 calls and countless hours of wasted time to get the service restored and by the time I had restored the service, I was so frustrated by the experience, I changed the telephone service to a new company out of spite. Somehow, even that was not enough to ameliorate my frustration. So I made the ultimate gesture to MCI – I wrote a song about it.

THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

IF YOU WRITE
NO ONE READS IT
IF YOU CALL
THERE IS NO ONE LISTENING
IF YOU GO
THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO SEE

SOMETHING IS HAP’NIN’ TO THE WORLD
SOMETHING BEYOND CONTROL
ITS A WONDER THAT ANYTHING WORKS AT ALL
AN’ IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD

I DON’T KNOW WHY IT’S GONE THIS WAY
I’VE DONE ALL A MAN CAN DO
I SCREAM AND I CRY I PLEAD I PRAY
BUT NOTHIN’ I SAY GETS THROUGH

CAUSE THEY ALL LEAVE ME HOLDIN’
ON THE LINE
AN’ THE HOURS THEY SLIP ON BY
AN’ THE NUMBER THEY’RE DOIN’ ON MY MIND
IS TEARIN’ ME UP INSIDE

IF YOU ASK
NO ONE ANSWERS
IF YOU WAIT
IT’S A WASTE OF YOUR TIME
IF YOU BEG
THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO

I DON’T KNOW WHY IT’S GONE THIS WAY
I’VE DONE ALL A MAN CAN DO
I SCREAM AND I CRY I PLEAD I PRAY
BUT NOTHIN’ I SAY GETS THROUGH

CAUSE THEY ALL LEAVE ME HOLDIN’
ON THE LINE
AN’ THE HOURS THEY SLIP ON BY
AN’ THE NUMBER THEY’RE DOIN’ ON MY MIND
IS TEARIN’ ME UP INSIDE

AN’ MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SIT AND STARE
AS THE WORLD KEEPS THEM ALL ON HOLD
IT’S A HOPELESSNESS MORE THAN WE CAN BEAR
AN’ IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD

CAUSE I TRIED AN’ I TRIED AN’ I TRIED
AN’ I TRIED TO EXPLAIN
THOUGH I TRIED AN’ I TRIED AN’ I TRIED
IT WAS ALL IN VAIN

CAUSE NOBODY CARES IF I’M ALIVE
AS LONG AS THE GOODS ARE SOLD
IT’S ALL ‘BOUT THE BUCKS AN’ THAT’S NO JIVE
AN’ IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD

THEN AT LAST
WHEN THEY FINALLY ANSWER
THEY DON’T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL THEY’RE DOIN’
BUT THEY’LL GET HELP
SO THEY PUT ME BACK ON HOLD

SOMETHING IS HAP’NIN’ TO THE WORLD
SOMETHING BEYOND CONTROL
ITS A WONDER THAT ANYTHING WORKS AT ALL
AN’ IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD

AN’ MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SIT AND STARE
AS THE WORLD KEEPS THEM ALL ON HOLD
IT’S A HOPELESSNESS MORE THAN WE CAN BEAR
AN’ IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD
IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD
YES IT’S TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD!!!

What does this all have to do with Inspirational music? A lot, actually. First of all, at Watchfire Music, we promise to never let the above happen. At the moment our staff is small and we’re all overworked, but we follow the old dictum, “The customer is always right” – even if they are wrong.

We’re gonna be there on the telephone when you call being our cheeriest selves. We know that the best way to get more customers is through your recommendation, so you must be happy enough with your experience at Watchfire Music to recommend us. In fact, you must be so excited about your experience with us that you want to write us about your experience (many of you do) and tell other people about us.

We’re gonna get back to you within 24 hours and the great percentage of the time we’re gonna actually pick up the phone and say, “Hello” and stop what we’re doing to speak with you on your first call. That’s a promise.

If you’re happy, we’ll be successful. It’s really as simple as that! Write, call, communicate! Give it a try.

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For more information about Watchfire Music and their artists,
please visit us at Watchfire Music.com.
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