If I love you, I can't lie to you Of course, you can lie to me, and you will If you love me, and you goin' off with Maddy someplace, you're lyin' to me 'Cause what the hell do I care about the truth? I care if you're there What Billy Holiday say? "Hush now, don't explain" Alright, I accept that Of course, of course you'll lie to me (Alright, I accept that) 'Cause I don't even wanna ca— And what—, what does the truth matter? And why you gonna be truthful with me when you lie to everybody else? You lied whеn you smiled at that cracker down the job, right? Liе to me, smile Treat me the same way you would treat him I can't treat you the way I treat him You must, you must Because I've caught the— I've caught the frowns and the anger He's happy with you Of course he doesn't know you're unhappy you grin at him all day long You come home and I catch Hell because I love you I get least of you, I get—, I get the very minimum And I'm saying, you know, fake it with me