Excuses And Lies

6 weeks ago by @jerrypettit

Liner Notes

Back to heartbreak. Goodness, why would I ever write about anything else?!

I hope you enjoy the song!

Lyrics

EXCUSES AND LIES

Words & Music
By
Jerry Pettit
Facebook.com/JerryPettitMusic

In the quiet corners
of our shared bedroom,
Where the shadows try
to hide the growing doubt,
Your words fall like
rain on an old tin roof,
But they don’t drown
the real truth out.

CHORUS:
EXCUSES AND LIES,
sugar-coated pain,
You say it’s nothing,
but it is everything.
When you whisper in the night,
it's my heart that’s strained,
EXCUSES AND LIES,
and the hurt remains.

I remember laughter,
now it’s just a sigh,
You can't meet my eyes
when you speak.
The distance keeps on growing,
though you're right beside,
And I'm guessing we both
wonder what we'll keep.

CHORUS:
EXCUSES AND LIES,
sugar-coated pain,
You say it’s nothing,
but it is everything.
When you whisper in the night,
it's my heart that’s strained,
EXCUSES AND LIES,
and the hurt remains.

Is there something real
behind the mask you wear?
Can we ever find forgiveness,
or has it left somewhere?
Or are we just a memory,
fading oh so fast,
Lost in the echoes
of our dishonest past?

Is it too late to start over?
Is there truth behind your eyes?
Am I just another escape
from the life that you despise?
So here we stand,
at the crossroads, my dear,
Do we walk on together,
or disappear?

CHORUS:
EXCUSES AND LIES,
sugar-coated pain,
You say it’s nothing,
but it is everything.
When you whisper in the night,
it's my heart that’s strained,
EXCUSES AND LIES,
and the hurt remains.

© 2024, Jerry Pettit

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