I say I'm 10 when I'm 9 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
But that's a white lie White lie That's the kind you want to tell, a white lie White lie! So you're mom won't have to yell, a white lie White lie! Everybody does it cause it feels all right 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 lyin' when your mouth says you're not Your pants are on fire but they're not too hot
When it's a white lie White lie! It's the kind you want to tell, a white lie White lie! So you're dad won't have to yell, a white lie White lie! Everybody does it cause it feels all right 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?
But that's a white lie White lie! That's the kind you want to tell, a white lie White lie! So you're mom won't have to yell, a white lie White lie! Everybody does it cause it feels all right And it's more polite, But a lie's still a lie, Even when it's white