Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris Telling Me Lies Lyrics

Telling Me Lies Lyrics

(Linda ThompsonBetsy Cook)

They say a woman's a fool for weeping

A
fool to break her own heart

But I can't hold the secret I'm keeping

I'm breaking apart



Can't seem to mind my own business

Whatever I try turns out wrong

I seem like my own false witness

And I can't go on



I cover my ears, I close my eyes

Still
hear your voice and it's telling me lies

Telling me lies



You
told me you needed my company

And I believed in your flattering ways

You told me you needed me forever

Nearly gave you the rest of my
days



Should've seen you for what you are

Should never have
come back for more

Should've locked up all my silver

Brought the
key right to your door



I cover my ears, I close my eyes

Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies

Telling me lies



You don't know what a chance is

Until you have to seize one

You don't know what a man is

Until you have to please one



Don't put your life in the hands of a man

With a face for every
season

Don't waste your time in the arms of a man

Who's no stranger
to treason



I cover my ears, I close my eyes

Still hear your
voice and it's telling me lies

Telling me lies