to utter the right name

there is a way to utter the right name
yet none can honestly declare the fact
only the truthful can accept the blame

too many blackguards eager to declaim
turn concrete meaning into vague abstract
there is a way to utter the right name

the hooligan will parade without shame
but honest people are always attacked
only the truthful can accept the blame

shallow the ones who demand all acclaim
with thought of consequence they're never wracked
there is a way to utter the right name

there is no way to honour or to fame
for those who still possess both sense and tact
only the truthful can accept the blame

the wildest creature will feign being tame
it's always easy to trick and distract
there is a way to utter the right name
only the truthful can accept the blame