Lie About You

Could you please just put the coffee down?

It's two in the morning, 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 didn't taste so bitter back then

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

Even your mama 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 defense, I went and painted 'em white

For a minute, never second-guessed

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

Guess I learned that I'm worth something

Bet you never saw that coming

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 mama 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'd regret a thing

But I wish you did

I tried to be your 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?) 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 (Everyone told me)

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?

(Why do I lie?) 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?