Why Tell the Truth (When It's Easier to Lie)

Why Tell the Truth (When It's Easier To Lie) - Brakes

I'm gonna tell you why it is

That I drink my days away

It's cause the beer helps the cigarettes go down

And I'm gonna tell you why it is

That I cry my nights away

It's cause the tears help the memories come out

Why tell the truth when it's easier to lie

The bank man said with one closed eye

They'll take from you and give to those up high

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

I'm gonna tell you why it is

That all my days are blue

It's the sounds of the tearing of my heart

And I'm gonna tell you how it was

That I came to lose my way

It's cause my dice were loaded from start

And the whiskey helps the memories depart

Why tell the truth when it's easier to lie

The bank man said with one closed eye

They'll take from you and give to those up high

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

I'm gonna tell you why it was and why it is again

They can rob you with a gun or with a knife

I'm gonna tell you why it is

I'm greeting you with a smile

I've been robbed before and I won't be robbed again

Why tell the truth when it's easier to lie

The bank man said with one closed eye

They'll take from you and give to those up high

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly

Don't let 'em cut your wings before you learn to fly