Intro

Sun goes down on a broken town

And the truth gets lost in the sound

Instrumental Break

Verse 1

They told me love was a simple thing

A gentle song that the morning brings

But every smile has a hidden cost

And every promise is a line that's crossed

I see the shadows behind their eyes

A thousand pretty and painted lies

They build their walls with the words they say

And the truth gets buried a little more each day

Pre-Chorus

So tell me why, tell me why

We're all just getting by on a beautiful lie