Parents Lie

Parents lie

It's sad, but true

Mine lied to me

Yours lies to you

I lie to you

We say there's no monster

There under your bed

But who knows?

It's not like we search

And no one likes broccoli

We're all bad at flossing

And everyone's sleeping in church

And Buck the dog's not at a farm

Buck is dead

And soda won’t kill you

Despite what I said

And magic, kid

Just forget what I said

No, magic is real

But magic won’t help you conceal that

Oh, parents lie

Because they can

So, learn the truth

My bright, young man

They lie with words

They lie with hugs

Parents lie

They lie like rugs

And parents will tell you

You're great and special and stuff

When, clearly, you're not

They say that one day

You'll feel normal

But that's not enough

It's not by a lot

They'll hold you and tell you

They love and they care

But they lie when they tell you

They'll always be there

I know it's upsetting

But life isn't fair

And parents die

They tell you they won't, but they lie

Oh, parents lie

It's hard to hear

It's hard to say

It's true, I fear

It's fine to cry

It's sad, I know

That parents lie

But parents lie

So come on

Here we are

Let's go