diff --git a/EvaluableExpression.go b/EvaluableExpression.go
index a5fe50d..09ae0fd 100644
--- a/EvaluableExpression.go
+++ b/EvaluableExpression.go
@@ -255,11 +255,30 @@ func (this EvaluableExpression) Tokens() []ExpressionToken {
 }
 
 /*
-	Returns the original expression used to create this EvaluableExpression.
+	Returns a string representation of this expression.
 */
 func (this EvaluableExpression) String() string {
+	if this.inputExpression != "" {
+		return this.inputExpression
+	}
+
+	var expressionText string
+	for _, val := range this.Tokens() {
+		switch val.Kind {
+		case VARIABLE:
+			expressionText += fmt.Sprintf("[%+v]", val.Meta)
+		case STRING, TIME:
+			expressionText += fmt.Sprintf("'%+v'", val.Meta)
+		case COMPARATOR, LOGICALOP, MODIFIER, TERNARY:
+			expressionText += fmt.Sprintf(" %+v ", val.Meta)
+		case SEPARATOR:
+			expressionText += fmt.Sprintf("%+v ", val.Meta)
+		default:
+			expressionText += fmt.Sprintf("%+v", val.Meta)
+		}
+	}
 
-	return this.inputExpression
+	return expressionText
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/ExpressionToken.go b/ExpressionToken.go
index f849f38..e559133 100644
--- a/ExpressionToken.go
+++ b/ExpressionToken.go
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ package govaluate
 type ExpressionToken struct {
 	Kind  TokenKind
 	Value interface{}
+	Meta  interface{}
 }
diff --git a/evaluationFailure_test.go b/evaluationFailure_test.go
index e04f24f..7f4f76a 100644
--- a/evaluationFailure_test.go
+++ b/evaluationFailure_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,47 @@ var EVALUATION_FAILURE_PARAMETERS = map[string]interface{}{
 	"bool":   true,
 }
 
+func TestFullCycle(test *testing.T) {
+	currentExpressionString := "2 > 1 && " +
+		"'something' != 'nothing' || (1,2,3) != (3,2,1) || " +
+		"func1(1337,'leet',sawce) < 'Wed Jul 8 23:07:35 MDT 2015' && " +
+		"[escapedVariable name with spaces] <= unescaped\\-variableName && " +
+		"modifierTest + 0xa3a2b3 / 2 > (80 * 100 % 2) && true ? true : false"
+	extraFuncs := map[string]ExpressionFunction{
+		"func1": func(args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+			return "2014-01-20", nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	var initialExpression, cycledExpression, finalExpression *EvaluableExpression
+	initialExpression, err := NewEvaluableExpressionWithFunctions(currentExpressionString, extraFuncs)
+	if err != nil {
+		test.Errorf("Failed to build expression from string... ERROR: %+v", err)
+	}
+	cycledExpression, err = NewEvaluableExpressionFromTokens(initialExpression.Tokens())
+	if err != nil {
+		test.Errorf("Failed to build expression from tokens, from string... ERROR: %+v", err)
+	}
+	temp2, err := NewEvaluableExpressionWithFunctions(cycledExpression.String(), extraFuncs)
+	if err != nil {
+		test.Errorf("Failed to build expression from string, from tokens, from string... ERROR: %+v", err)
+	}
+	finalExpression, err = NewEvaluableExpressionFromTokens(temp2.Tokens())
+	if err != nil {
+		test.Errorf("Failed to build expression from tokens, from string, from tokens, from string... ERROR: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if finalExpression.String() != cycledExpression.String() {
+		test.Errorf("The final result string was not synonymous with the initial's... FAILURE:\n\"%+v\"\n	!=\n\"%+v\"", finalExpression.String(), initialExpression.String())
+	}
+	if len(finalExpression.Vars()) != len(initialExpression.Vars()) {
+		test.Errorf("The final result variables were not synonymous with the initial's... FAILURE:\n\"%+v\"\n	!=\n\"%+v\"", finalExpression.Vars(), initialExpression.Vars())
+	}
+	if len(finalExpression.Tokens()) != len(initialExpression.Tokens()) {
+		test.Errorf("The final result tokens were not synonymous with the initial's... FAILURE:\n\"%+v\"\n	!=\n\"%+v\"", finalExpression.Tokens(), initialExpression.Tokens())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestComplexParameter(test *testing.T) {
 
 	var expression *EvaluableExpression
diff --git a/parsing.go b/parsing.go
index 40c7ed2..bf080d3 100644
--- a/parsing.go
+++ b/parsing.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 	var found bool
 	var completed bool
 	var err error
+	var meta interface{}
 
 	// numeric is 0-9, or . or 0x followed by digits
 	// string starts with '
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 			continue
 		}
 
+		meta = character
 		kind = UNKNOWN
 
 		// numeric constant
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 						return ExpressionToken{}, errors.New(errorMsg), false
 					}
 
+					meta = "0x" + tokenString
 					kind = NUMERIC
 					tokenValue = float64(tokenValueInt)
 					break
@@ -111,6 +114,8 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 				errorMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Unable to parse numeric value '%v' to float64\n", tokenString)
 				return ExpressionToken{}, errors.New(errorMsg), false
 			}
+
+			meta = tokenString
 			kind = NUMERIC
 			break
 		}
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 		if character == ',' {
 
 			tokenValue = ","
+			meta = tokenValue
 			kind = SEPARATOR
 			break
 		}
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 		if character == '[' {
 
 			tokenValue, completed = readUntilFalse(stream, true, false, true, isNotClosingBracket)
+			meta = tokenValue
 			kind = VARIABLE
 
 			if !completed {
@@ -142,22 +149,15 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 		if unicode.IsLetter(character) {
 
 			tokenString = readTokenUntilFalse(stream, isVariableName)
-
+			meta = tokenString
 			tokenValue = tokenString
 			kind = VARIABLE
 
 			// boolean?
-			if tokenValue == "true" {
+			if tokenValue == "true" || tokenValue == "false" {
 
 				kind = BOOLEAN
-				tokenValue = true
-			} else {
-
-				if tokenValue == "false" {
-
-					kind = BOOLEAN
-					tokenValue = false
-				}
+				tokenValue = tokenValue == "true"
 			}
 
 			// textual operator?
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 
 		if !isNotQuote(character) {
 			tokenValue, completed = readUntilFalse(stream, true, false, true, isNotQuote)
+			meta = tokenValue
 
 			if !completed {
 				return ExpressionToken{}, errors.New("Unclosed string literal"), false
@@ -225,12 +226,16 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 		}
 
 		if character == '(' {
+
+			meta = "("
 			tokenValue = character
 			kind = CLAUSE
 			break
 		}
 
 		if character == ')' {
+
+			meta = ")"
 			tokenValue = character
 			kind = CLAUSE_CLOSE
 			break
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 
 		// must be a known symbol
 		tokenString = readTokenUntilFalse(stream, isNotAlphanumeric)
+		meta = tokenString
 		tokenValue = tokenString
 
 		// quick hack for the case where "-" can mean "prefixed negation" or "minus", which are used
@@ -284,6 +290,7 @@ func readToken(stream *lexerStream, state lexerState, functions map[string]Expre
 
 	ret.Kind = kind
 	ret.Value = tokenValue
+	ret.Meta = meta
 
 	return ret, nil, (kind != UNKNOWN)
 }