White lie

I say I'm 10 when I'm 9 and a half

My uncle tells a joke and I try to laugh

In gym I fake a headache when I want to quit

I say I love the sweater that my grandma knit

But that's a white lie (White lie!)

That's the kind you want to tell, a white lie (White lie!)

So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (White lie!)

Everybody does it

'cause it feels all right

And it's more polite

But a lie's still a lie, even when it's white

I pretend I'm asleep when my dad walks in

I said I ate my chicken but I just ate the skin

Your face can say you're lyin when your mouth says you're not

Your peds are on fire but they're not too hot

When it's a white lie (White lie!)

It's the kind you want to tell, a white lie (White lie!)

So your dad won't have to yell, a white lie (White lie!)

Everybody does it

'cause it feels all right

And it's more polite

But a lie's still a lie, even when it's white

While it might be hard to say what's true

Would you want a white lie told to you

But that's a white lie (White lie!)

That's the kind you want to tell, a white lie (White lie!)

So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (White lie!)

Everybody does it

'cause it feels all right

And it's more polite

But a lie

is still a lie,

even when

it's

white