Keep on running down that long black road You'll find sunshine and showers made with love to behold But can you keep a secret Can you keep a secret Keep on reaching up for that higher ground But don't keep on preaching out for that book you found Can you keep a secret Can you keep a secret I can play it on an old guitar You can sing it like a monkey man Don't speak of soul 'cause you've got none And all the kids in a funky bar Dressing down like a bogeyman If they don't mind and you don't mind I'm gonna write that in a song But can you keep a secret But can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) But can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) On the cover of a magazine You wore a face that I've seldom seen You spilled your guts but you've got none You drive 'round in a beat up car That you found by the road you run If they don't mind and you don't mind I'm gonna write that in a song But can you keep a secret But can you keep a secret But can you keep a secret Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) Can you keep a secret (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground) (Keep on reaching up for that higher ground)