Why Do I Lie? Lyrics - Fever In Fever Out - Luscious Jackson

I would love to be better, I would love to be free 

I would love to be perfect when you look at me 

But instead I'm still crying, yes, instead I'm still lying 

Sad to say "I'm still trying not to be me" 

When I see all the weakness that I turned into sickness 

I still think I can slide just fine on the ice 

It's not easy to be honest sometimes I'm just astonished 

How hard it can be to be true 

Why do I lie, Is it just to get by? 

If I give up my lines, will I die? 

If fortunes are favored then I am in labor 

And I'm trying so hard to leave lying behind 

I don't want to be hazy, I don't think that I'm crazy 

But I've had some moments where I am not sure 

And if you can forgive me for just being human 

Then I will try harder to keep my words pure 

I could be on the border, it could be a disorder 

Honestly, I think that I can come clean 

And all of my stories might even be boring 

If I can tell you what they all mean 

Why do I lie, is it just to get by? 

If I give up my lines, will I die? 

If fortunes are favored then I am in labor 

And I'm trying so hard to leave lying behind