All I do is tell the truth that no one wants to hear
The truth will set you free
But it’s the truth that they all fear
Sticking to your word is never part of the plan
It’s easier to degrade someone
Than stand up like a man

I never seem to get it right; maybe it’s me who got it wrong
Should I lie like the rest?
Or hold on and be strong
Is lying really all that bad, what’s really in a lie
If lying doesn’t hurt someone
Should I do it to get by?

No, I don’t think so; lying never feels quite right
So how do liars prosper
And live better than I might
Cause people do believe in lies with glimmer of some hope
The hope these people hang on to
Dangles like a rope

I’m convinced, there I said it; the truth is the only way
So I sit all alone
The chips fall where they may
**** it, I’m not like the rest, all alone on the shelf
Maybe I’m one who is the joke
In lying to myself

Joe Callari