White Lie

I say I'm 10 when
I'm 9 and a half
my uncle tells a joke
and I try to laugh
in gym I fake a headache
when I want to quit
I say I love the sweater
that my grandma knit
but that's a white lie
white lie
that's the kind you want
to tell, a white lie
white lie!
so you're mom won't have
to yell, a white lie
white lie!
everybody does it 'cause
it feels all right
and it's more polite
but a lie's still a lie,
even when it's white

I pretend I'm asleep
when my dad walks in
I said I ate my chicken
but I just ate the skin
your face can say
you're lyin' when your
mouth says you're not
your peds are on fire
but they're not too hot
when it's a white lie
white lie!
it's the kind you want
to tell, a white lie
white lie!
so you're dad won't have
to yell, a white lie
white lie!
everybody does it 'cause
it feels all right
and it's more polite,
but a lie's still a lie
even when it's white
while it might be hard
to say what's true
would you want a white
lie told to you?
but that's a white lie
white lie!
that's the kind you want
to tell, a white lie
white lie!
so you're mom won't have
to yell, a white lie
white lie!
everybody does it 'cause
it feels all right
and it's more polite
but a lie's still a lie
even when it's white