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