I was a guy with an eye
to everything that I could hold
I took pleasures and measures of which I never told
I played, and I strayed, even farther from the fold
Bolder and colder than thou
Then one day, I'd betrayed everything that I'd held dear
I got up to comb my hair and put my fist through the mirror
I pulled back from the edge and made a pledge to be sincere
God-fearing and clearing my brow
I made amends to my friends. Yeah, I prayed and cried
When I couldn't make it right I just apologized
I thought I did the noble thing, yeah, but to my surprise
Everything was easy when I lied to everyone
When I walled off the world from the things
I'd thought and done
There were smiles on every face,
there was laughing in the sun...when I lied to everyone
There was a girl, a sweet girl,
yeah she loved me hard and well
And if I'd asked her to she would have followed me to hell
Then I became a better man
and there were hard truths to tell
To be close as she thought we already were
She'd had cause to believe that we were soul mates kissing
No intent to deceive, only lies of omission
I begged her not to leave, she refused to listen
There was a boy, lovely boy,
that I used to call a friend
mom and dad threw him out
‘cause he loved other men
He fell to his knees outside and cried,
"but this is who I am," yet they never spoke again
Yeah, we all have our illusions
and we hold 'em real close
some people die from a reality overdose
And as the years roll by I bet the times you'll miss the most are when you lied to everyone

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