When I Tell the Truth

Yes I took the cookies out of Mary's lunchbox
Yes I spilled the paint on the kitchen floor
Tracked it down the hall

Daddy wants to ground me mommy wants to spank me
Teacher makes me write 100,000 times
I will not tell a lie

When I tell the truth I get into trouble
If I do not tell is it still a lie?
When I tell the truth I get into trouble
Do you think I'm dumb of course I will deny

Grownups get so angry if they don't get their way
They always need to know who did this and why
I don't know; I don't know

Daddy wants to ground me mommy wants to spank me
Teacher makes me write 100,000 times
I will not tell a lie

When I tell the truth I get into trouble
If I do not tell is it still a lie?
When I tell the truth I get into trouble
Do you think I'm dumb of course I will deny

I don't mean to be bad but I don't like confrontation
So I broke the glass So I burned the pan
It's a terrible crime

When I tell the truth I get into trouble
If I do not tell is it still a lie?
When I tell the truth I get into trouble
Do you think I'm dumb of course I will deny

Written by Doug Fergus
Produced by: Sylvia Massy
Recorded at Sylvia Massy’s Radio Star Studios in Weed, California
Publisher: Naked Reality Music LLC
PRO: BMI
Contact: Doug Fergus 541-890-3293
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