Song Length |
4:22 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Rock - General |
Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Irritated, Troubled |
Subject |
History, Past, Failure |
Similar Artists |
John Cougar Mellencamp, Bad Company |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
LIVING A LIE
YOU NEVER LET ME LIVE IT DOWN
THE THINGS I DID WHEN I WAS YOUNG
SURE I ADMIT I GOT AROUND
BUT THE GUILT SET IN WHEN I WAS DONE
AND DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT WE WERE THROUGH
TIME AFTER TIME
AND DIDN'T YOU CRY
AND WOULDN'T I PROMISE TO BEHAVE FOR YOU
LINE AFTER LINE
LIVIN' A LIE
AND THE TOUGHEST ROAD IVE EVER RUN
WAS AWAY FROM THE LIES AND TOWARD THE SUN
AND SURE ENOUGH THERE'S A LESSON LEARNED
THE SUN IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET BURNED
(GUITAR SOLO)
AND I CANT REPEAT BAD HISTORY
CAUSE IF ANYTHING I OWE THAT MUCH TO ME
AND TO GET TO HERE TOOK SO MUCH TIME
TO TRY AGAIN WOULD BE A CRIME
AND DIDN'T I TELL YOU THAT THE DAY WOULD COME
WHERE I WOULD WALK
AND DIDN'T YOU SMILE
GIRL I'M SORRY, BUT YOUR'E OUT OF LUCK
AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT
NOW YOUR'E LIVIN' THE LIE
YEAH YOUR'E LIVIN' THE LIE