Maybe I Should Lie

from Not Afraid of Nothing

I could try to comfort you, but it won't help.  It'll be the way you want it to; I'll be by myself, trying to stay positive:  read books, eat cheese, get right.  But I can't get right when I'm lonely every night, wondering if it's time to go.  "Well, you know when you know."  And anytime I tell you that, "I miss you so," honey, you just cry...maybe I should lie.  Maybe I should lie.  Maybe I should lie just to get by.  Outside, the streets are filling up; they're on parade.  I am stupid, still in love...I let the night fade...tangled in my sheets again:  head full, laid back, take time.  But I can't take time when love is on the line, and you're miles and miles away, and all the monsters are here to stay.  And anytime I tell you that, "I miss you so," honey, you just cry...maybe I should lie.  Maybe I should lie.  Maybe I should lie just to get by.  Somewhere, there's a light that shines.  I can't exactly see it, but I know it's mine.  I'm yours to keep until they come to take me away, and even then I'll stay.  Even then I'll stay.

(C)2009 Anthony da Costa (BMI)

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