White Lie (feat. Felicia Day)

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 wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)

So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)

Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,

But a lie is 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 lying when your mouth says you're not

Your pants are on fire but they're not too hot

When it's a white lie (white lie)

It's the kind you wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)

So your dad won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)

Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,

But a lie is 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)

It's the kind you wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)

So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)

Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,

But a lie is still a lie even when it's white.