Music and lyrics by Zachary Pincus-Roth Performed by Brendan Hines and Felicia Day Written for the episode “Tractor Man” (2.10) of the TV series “Lie to Me” Original air date: 14 December 2009
I say I’m ten when I’m nine 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.
Refrain: But that’s a white lie, white lie, It’s the kind you want to 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’s 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.
Refrain: When it’s a white lie, white lie, It’s the kind you want to tell, A white lie, white lie, Your dad will never smell / 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’s 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?
Refrain: It’s a white lie, white lie, / But that’s a white lie, white lie, It’s the kind you want to 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’s still a lie, Even when it’s white.