Scratched a heart on your door then I showed myself outside
Lashed my soul 'cross this twin-v horse and rode off in the night
Guess you noticed I'm gone and the old mornin' sun's castin' shadows with questions inside
So the truth in this letter at dawn will shed a new light
Truth is, I lied when I said I'd always be your whippin' pet
I lied when I said I didn't mind the hurt I guess
When I pleaded and stated I needed you just to survive (I lied)
Truth is, last night when you tore my heart apart my mind began
Never thinkin' 'bout thinkin' like your fool again
And the freedom that filled me kept spellin' out truth as I'd write
Truth is I lied
Saw an image of you where the highway touched the sky
It was blockin' my view so I steered that thought aside
Now the mornin' and me ride a cold memory past tomorrow to some other town
Where we'll never care whether this truth was lost or found
Truth is, I lied when I said I'd always be your whippin' pet
I lied when I said I shouldn't mind the hurt I guess
When I pleaded and stated I needed you just to survive (I lied)
Truth is, last night when you tore my heart apart my mind began
Never thinkin' 'bout thinkin' like your fool again
And the freedom that filled me kept spellin' out truth as I'd write
Truth is I lied
Truth is I lied