Its not what you're saying
That needs defending
Its not what you think
That you need to explain
Its not what you know
That gives you  knowledge
Its not what you hear
That you need to retain

It is what you're saying
That you need to retain
It is what you think
That does  give you knowledge
It is what you know
Thats in need of explaining
It is what you hear
That you need to defend

It was what you defended
That needs to be said
It was what you explained
That shows what you're thinking
It was what you acknowledged
That you need to know
It was what you retained
That needs to be heard

It never was saying,thinking....
...knowing or hearing
It never was retaining knowledge
That you need to defend

It was only in explaining....
...That got you in trouble
Because IT never was IT
Its not IT IS IT--was it?
Never was saying you think
Never was saying you think
you know thats what you heard
SAY YOU THINK
SAY YOU KNOW
SAY YOU HEARD
SAY YOU DEFENDED..YOU EXPLAINED
SAY YOU ACKNOWLEDGED..YOU RETAINED
THAT needs to be said
SAY YOU need to know
That SHOWS what you're thinking
THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID!
Your need to defend
Thats in need of explanation
You think
That does give knowledge
You say that you need to retain
YOU HEAR!! THAT you need to retain !

What you KNOW
THAT gives you knowledge
What you THINK
THAT you need to explain

Its not what you say
That needs defending
Its not what you SAY
That needs defending
It's not what you say
Its what you KNOW
And you know
That what IT IS...isn't always IT

YOU know that's what IT is
And thats always IT
THAT IT!! So tell me....
Is it what it is that you thought...
........That it was?

THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID !