Better to Lie - Chris James

Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah yeah) Small dog in that big town Little dog in that big pound If you keep biting just sit down Better fight it just quit now Full of bull like a pit now Talking shit with that big mouth Get ripped now That's script ouch, bye Like a fish out of the water This only gets harder Feels like I just started No time to get caught I been working on me Therapy once a week It ain't cheap But I'd rather pay the fee Instead of cheat on you You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah yeah) I'm killing the vibes, killing the vibes All of this waiting around killing the vibes Selling you dreams, wasting time that I can't buy Wouldn't give me peace of mind Attitudes seemed to change when we roll up How it taste when you taste your own medicine? Quality of my life is in no budget Gave me all dirty looks when I look back You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind You can hate me I don't mind Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Sometimes it's better to lie than say all the things I got on my mind (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Sometimes I wonder if I'm living my life waiting to die (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Pretty good ending, huh?

Here you come draggin' in Three a.m. again Grinnin' that silly grin Smellin' just like sin Holdin' up that alibi that's tissue paper thin Diggin' down deeper and deeper In that hole you're already in If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better than that You might as well tell the truth I know you been foolin' around With some fool from way 'cross town You're tearin' our good thing down Makin' me out your clown Lookin' for excuses that you know can't be found If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better than that You might as well tell the truth And you could be more discreet With your love letters And honey, I smell some other man All over your Cashmere sweater If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better than that If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better than that You might as well tell the truth

I just missed my exit Last night I lost my keys I'm fumbling over the words, I Don't feel a bit like me these days I would be a liar If I said I was fine But I can't help being honest And I know now is not the time, 'cause The truth is I'm falling to pieces Anytime that you're around Trouble is, the truth keeps slipping out Whoa-oh Can't seem to hide what I'm feeling Can't believe what I'm saying out loud Truth is, there's no turning back now I guess I shoulda learned how to lie a little better Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Been trying to cover This heart out on my sleeve Been set on playing this down, but I think you're catching onto me, yeah Truth is I'm falling to pieces Anytime that you're around Trouble is, the truth keeps slipping out Whoa-oh Can't seem to hide what I'm feeling Can't believe what I'm saying out loud Truth is, there's no turning back now Well, I guess I should've learned how to lie a little better Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh I'm losing this battle With every word I say Wish I'd had a better lesson Of not giving myself away, 'cause The truth is I'm falling to pieces Anytime that you're around Trouble is, the truth keeps slipping out Can't seem to hide what I'm feeling Can't believe what I'm saying out loud Truth is, there's no turning back now Well, I guess I should've learned how to lie a little better Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh Whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh

I traced it back to a couple months before I was born I must've heard my momma tell my daddy That she was tired, 'cause babies make you tired, but Deep down, she was just unhappy I think my father did the best that he could do He rarely made it to the dinner table Said, "He was working late", but he was working late Fogging up the windows of an '89 Sable I, I learned to cry Quietly, I learned to pray Silently, inside a house where the Devil played And I, hate that it runs in my blood I hate how easy it comes I wish I learned how to love the same way, I Learn to Lie I learned to sing to Carole King on the radio Learned to shoot on a little Red Ryder I can drive a stick, and in a pinch I can pop a bottle with a cigarette lighter I learned to cry Quietly, I learned to pray Silently, inside a house where the Devil played And I, hate that it runs in my blood I hate how easy it comes I wish I learned how to love the same way, I Learn to Lie And I, I learned to say things I don't mean Like, stay, when I want you to leave And when you don't come home or call And I swear I don't mind I hate that I know how it's done When a moment just like this one comes I just go numb and play dumb and look you in the eye And lie Oh, and lie