Story Behind The Song
I just started thinking about how common it is to be lied to.
Song Description
Song covers three kinds of people who may be telling lies, including politicians and lovers.
| Song Length |
5:19 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gracious |
Subject |
Lover, Judgement |
| Similar Artists |
John Prine |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
If No One Could Tell A Lie
Chorus: What would the world be like.
If no one could tell a lie?
What would the answers be to questions starting why?
What would the problems be if no one had to cry?
What would the world be like if no one could tell a lie?
I grew up thinking truth was something good people did,
But as I grew to manhood the changes came.
Everybody's telling lies to get ahead.
No one stops to think what lies beyond.
Chorus:
What if all the lovers in the world were suddenly gone?
And the book of life was rolled before their eyes.
Would the story be the kind tht leaves live faces red?
Or would the story line be better left unsaid?
Chorus"
What if all the candidates were gathered in one place.
And forced to tell the truth or lose the race.?
Would anyone be standing tall as living proof?
Or just make up another alternate truth?
Chorus: