Lies

Right now There's an ad on every TV in every home Tryna sell you a fix for whatever's wrong Some potion, some pill Send your dollar bill Right now There's a drink over ice on a bar in a glass Every sip will erase your pain, your past Have another round But some things are hard to drown I'm lost, I'm broke, I'm ugly, I'm old Got an empty that nothin' can fill in my soul I'm dumb, I'm numb, I'm weird and scared Not pretty enough to be repaired Can't win, can't change, all I do is fail Can't put my crazy back on the shelf Yeah, the cruelest lies of all the lies we tell Are the one's we tell ourselves Right now There's a girl in a Buick parked out of sight And swearin' she can't take it, not another night Wants to close her eyes Maybe see the perfect size I'm lost, I'm broke, I'm ugly, I'm old Got an empty that nothing can fill in my soul I'm dumb, I'm numb, I'm weird and scared Not pretty enough to be repaired Can't win, can't change, all I do is fail Can't put my crazy back on the shelf Yeah, the cruelest lies of all the lies we tell Are the one's we tell ourselves Right now there's a couple in a kitchen Going through the routine Of a two story, two kid American dream They were head over heels Now they're coming apart at the seams Wonder where all the feeling went Thinking that it's time to split But they ain't ready to quit I'm strong, I'm sorry, I'm steady, I'm bold Got a faith and fire that fills my soul Yeah, it's okay to struggle, okay to be scared Yeah, the busted and broken can be repaired Can't win, can't change, all I do is fail Yeah, that's what I used to tell myself 'Cause the cruelest lies of all the lies we tell Yeah, the cruelest lies of all the lies we tell Are the ones we tell ourselves The ones we tell ourselves