She'd come home, 6 a.m. Tell me she'd been out with friends And I let her lie I let her lie And in the glare of the morning sun She swore I was her only one And I let her lie I let her lie 'Cause the truth was too hard to handle And I couldn't bare to lose that girl We were that small town scandal but She was my only world One teary night, she confessed her sins But she vowed to never cheat again And I let her lie I let her lie Though she tried Lord, she could not change And I only have myself to blame 'Cause I let her lie I let her lie 'Cause the truth was too hard to handle And I couldn't bare to lose that girl We were that small town scandal but She was my only world The day I left, no words were said She was sound asleep on our double bed And I let her lie I let her lie I let her lie I let her lie