Brendan Hines - White lie

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)
It's the kind you want to tell
A white lie (white lie)
So your mum 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 asleep when my dad walks in
I say I ate my chicken when I just ate the skin
Your face can say you're lying when your mouth says you're not
Your pant are on fire but they are 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 your mum 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?

But that's a white lie (white lie)
It's the kind you want to tell
A white lie (white lie)
So your mum 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