[Verse 1]
Could you please just put the coffee down?
It's 2 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 did, it taste so bitter back then
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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?
[Verse 2]
Should've seen that all the flags were red
But in your defense 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 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
[Pre-Chorus]
'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)
[Chorus]
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?
[Bridge]
I know I'm dumb to think 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 til I cut the strings
I had to relearn almost everything
Bout who I was, who I wanna be, who you never could
[Chorus]
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?
(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?