The Lie Lyrics - Tony Banks

Thirty odd years before 

On some grass covered wasteland 

A boy is observed on his own 

Who is watching and playing 

He's just made a pact with himself 

If that rabbit over there 

Doesn't go down yonder hole 

Let the ground beneath him disappear 

And it runs on past 

Fades away in the distance 

But the earth doesn't move 

Nobody thought that it would 

He makes bets and pledges 

Again and again 

Sometimes he wins 

Sometimes he loses no matter 

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Some might call him stupid 

To tempt fate in this way 

But he really does believe in it 

Each time the rules are made 

There he goes again 

If I never fall for a lady 

Then let me be famous 

Let me be wise 

Now this one I like 

It has a different ring 

Instead of something trivial 

That's a serious undertaking 

So I say to you 

This time, I think I'll act 

I'll be a witness to this contract 

I'll settle everything 

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So if you should ever fall in love 

You'll not only not be wise 

You'll lose your memory and most of your mind 

And I've never been known to lie 

And now, he's not really sure 

If he truly heard someone 

So what if he did, he thinks 

For nothing will happen 

Though he seems to shrug it off 

He won't play that game again 

Forever morning after the night before 

When even one drop would cause pain 

And the years go by 

The incident is all but forgotten by one 

But the other who lives it 

Remembers that innocent fun