[Verse 1] I don't need much, just say it plain. Look me in the eye, don't play that game. Trust is the first brick, honesty next. Respect in your tone when the day gets vexed. Most folks talk big 'til the moment comes. Ask for integrity, they go quiet, son. Can't build a home on a shaky word. Can't wear a promise if it ain't been heard. [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Keep it moving clean. Don't lose your way. If the truth hurts, let it still ring clear. That's how love stays, that's how we stay here. [Chorus] Integrity, integrity (build it up, build it up) Integrity, integrity (stone by stone, stone by stone) Trust, honesty respect and talk (keep it real, keep it real) That's the whole thing that's the whole walk (whole walk, whole walk) [Verse 2] Friends at the table, family in the room. Coworkers watching how you handle doom. Lovers need truth more than sweet perfume. Say what you're feeling before the hurt can bloom. Most can name virtue when the lights are low. Ask for the meaning, they don't really know. Integrity means you do right unseen. Same face in the crowd and the place between. [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Keep it moving clean. Don't lose your way. If the truth hurts, let it still ring clear. That's how love stays, that's how we stay here. [Chorus] Integrity, integrity (build it up, build it up) Integrity, integrity (stone by stone, stone by stone) Trust, honesty respect and talk (keep it real, keep it real) That's the whole thing that's the whole walk (whole walk, whole walk) [Bridge] When the room gets tense, don't turn away. Put the cards on the wood, let them stay. Little by little, we learn to mend. No strong bond starts where lies pretend. So speak soft, but speak true. What you give out comes back to you. [Final Chorus] Integrity, integrity (build it up, build it up) Integrity, integrity (stone by stone, stone by stone) Trust, honesty respect and talk (keep it real, keep it real) That's the whole thing that's the whole walk (whole walk, whole walk)
