You got to tell a lie to love me babyYou got to do me wrongIâm always open to precision bombingBut not concerning meThe stake is you and me so think about itThe wood ainât worth the treeYou got to tell a lie to love me babyAnd say the truth goodbyeYou got to stick to distant deviatorsYou better to learn to lieYou got to learn to lie to meI walked a crooked mile to save you babySo does it matter nowI love the way you lie when smiling babyA passionate denialNo donât you kick a sleeping dog and neverDonât ever change your styleWe got this farm of fiction working babyThe crop will come in dryDonât have to take your guns tonight babyThe bad guys always dieYou got to learn to lie to meOnly mist and foggy fablesBut rumours always dieI never thought that you would listento such a stupid lieDonât heat the warnings leaves stop fallingPhones stop calling wait till the morningYou got to tell a lie to love me baby give it at least a tryYou got to have your songs all worked out baby your doodidoodidyYou got to beat around my bushes baby donât ask no reason whyYou got to tell a lie to save me baby donât make me fantasizeYou got to tell a lie to love me baby the kid has got my eyesYou got to learn to lie to meThere ainât no question lies canât answer baby stick to your alibiMake them believe you missed your final plane and nobody left the isleNo you werenât there when nothing happened baby some fool can testifyNobody saw your nails where dirty baby just blame the flirty vileYouâve got to say the wrong words right babyYou got to tell a lieYou got to learn to lie to me