You must think that I'm a fool
This twisted tenderness just leaves me cool
You've got me in a mess, you know it's true
Out in the wilderness here without you

Right outside it's a cruel world
Something's happening, it's distracting
You're just bad news, girl

Never let that feeling die
All you've got to do is tell a little lie
(Tell a little lie, tell a little lie)
Don't you know it's true, I will never let you down
Spread this message all around that I hope and that I pray
You can turn my life around

Take a look out there
We're under house arrest and you don't care
We could always be friends
But you were careless right 'til the end

I feel guilty, oh, it's such a shame
It's frustrating, it's a sad thing
And there's no one else to blame

Never let that feeling die
All you've got to do is tell a little lie
(Tell a little lie, tell a little lie)
Don't you know it's true, I won't ever let you down
Spread this message all around that I hope and that I pray
You won't take my love to town

Tell a little lie, tell a little lie
That's all you have to do is tell a little lie
(Tell a little lie, tell a little lie)
Don't you know it's true

Right outside it's a cruel world
Something's happening, it's distracting
You're just bad news, girl

Never let that feeling die
All you've got to do is tell a little lie
(Tell a little lie, tell a little lie)
Don't you know it's true, I will never let you down
Spread this message all around that I hope and that I pray
You won't take my love to town

Tell a little lie, tell a little lie
That's all you have to do is tell a little lie
(Tell a little lie, tell a little lie)
Don't you know it's true
Don't you know it's true (Don't you know it's true)
Don't you know it's true (Don't you know it's true)
Don't you know it's true (Don't you know it's true)
Don't you know it's true (Don't you know it's true)
Don't you know it's true
Don't you know it's true
Don't you know it's true
Don't you know that it's true