i would love to be better
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i would love to be free
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i would love to be perfect
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when you look at me
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but instead i'm still crying
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yes instead i'm still lying
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sad to say i'm still trying
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not to be me
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when i see all the weakness
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that i turned into sickness
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i still think i can slide
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just fine on the ice
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it's not easy to be honest
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sometimes i'm just astonished
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how hard it can be to be true
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[CHORUS:]
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why do i lie?
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is it just to get by
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if i give up my lines
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will i die?
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if fortunes are favored
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then i am in labor
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and i'm trying so hard
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to leave lying behind
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i don't want to be hazy
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i don't think that i'm crazy
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but i've had some moments
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where i am not sure
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and if you can forgive me
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for just being human
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then i will try harder
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to keep my words pure
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i could be on the border
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it could be a disorder
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honestly i think
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that i can come clean
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and all of my stories might even be boring
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if i can tell you
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what they all mean
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[CHORUS]
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Why Do I Lie?
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Luscious Jackson |