The Day I Learned to Lie to You - American Aquarium

I told you the day we met

That I’d never make you regret

Choosing me to stand by your side

And I swear I had an honest plan

To make myself an honest man

But the ones best-laid often go awry

And I know good and well

That I’m goin' straight to hell

For all the things I put you through

Yes, my biggest regret in life

The thing that keeps me up at night

The day I learned how to lie to you

See I’ve long set fire to things I love

Told myself I don’t deserve

To ever have and hold that kind of glory

But I’ll come back in a couple days

To search the ash and memories

And start paintin' my side of the story

And I know good and well

That I’m goin' straight to hell

For all the things I put you through

Yes, my biggest regret in life

The thing that keeps me up at night

The day I learned how to lie to you

The lies, they started short and small

But then they grew up big and tall

Like that old oak tree out in our front yard

Then without warning, late last May

A branch, it snapped and then gave way

And tumbled down and tore our home apart

Yeah, it tumbled down and tore right through your heart

And I lied when I told you I was different

And I lied when I told you I could change

Now I’m stuck in Kansas City wishing that I could go back to

The day I learned how to lie to you

To the day I learned how to lie to you

To the day I learned how to lie to you