Lie About You

Could you please just put the coffee down?

It's two in the mornin' and I'm already ready for bed

Went to turn the TV down

Hand me the remote, but both of the batteries were dead

Couldn't make decisions, thought I needed your permission

So I don't drink black coffee now

Don't know how I did, it taste so bitter back then

And if your friends all see it, your boyfriend sees it

Even your momma sees it, maybe you should believe it

And I ain't got no reason to be mistreated at all

So why do I, why do I, why do I lie? Lie about you

Why do I, why do I, why do I try?

Pretending I'm cool when I'm not

'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see

I tried to deny you were hurting me

I know I shouldn't so why do I lie? Lie about you

Should've seen that all the flags were red

But in your defence, I went and painted them white

For a minute never second-guessed

When you put me down so you could pull up your pride

Guess that I learned that I'm worth somethin'

Bet you never saw that comin'

And I hope someday you'll understand

Your problems with me were always your own design

'Cause if your friends all see it, your boyfriend sees it

Even your momma sees it, maybe you should believe it

And I ain't got no reason to be mistreated at all (at all)

So why do I, why do I, why do I lie? Lie about you

Why do I, why do I, why do I try?

Pretending I'm cool when I'm not

'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see

I tried to deny you were hurting me

I know I shouldn't so why do I lie? Lie about you

I know I'm dumb to think that you regret a thing

But I wish you did

I tried to be a puppet, wear your golden ring

Couldn't make it fit

And I played along till I cut the strings

I had to relearn almost everything

'Bout who I was, who I wanna be, who you never could

So why do I, why do I, why do I lie? Lie about you

(Why do I try?) why do I, why do I, why do I try?

Pretending I'm cool when I'm not

'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see

I tried to deny you were hurting me

I know I shouldn't so why do I lie? (Why do I lie?)

Lie about you

Lie, lie, lie about you

(So why do I lie?) lie, lie, lie about you

(Why do I, why do I lie?) lie, lie, lie about you

I know I shouldn't so why do I lie? Lie about you, ooh