The Best Lies Are Almost True

[couchgrouch]

The Best Lies Are Almost TrueWhen a young boy missed his school bus,some older kid tried to gain his trust,he talked soft and offered him drugsover by the playground fencehe said, "you can't knock what you ain't tried"and though that boy knew what was right,those simple words were hard to fightcos just for a second they made senseyeah, the best lies are almost truethat's how folks try n get youto do what you don't wanna doa word to the wise, that the best liesthe best lies are almost truesome guy was nursing his beer in a bar,when a woman dressed cool and dark,sat down and tried to hook his hearttill he showed her his wedding bandbut she just continued to flirt,she said, "what wives don't know can't hurt"but her smooth whispers didn't workcos he was smart enough to understandthat the best lies are almost truethat's how folks try n get youto do what you don't wanna doa word to the wise, that the best liesthe best lies are almost truesome say heaven don't existall we see is all there ispleasure not tried is life that's missedwe may be a childa wife or a husbandbut life isn't just sight,so don't let phony lightcloud your judgementcos the best lies are almost truethat's how folks try n get youto do what you don't wanna doa word to the wise, that the best liesthe best lies are almost true(c)2004 Robert George