Before You Lie
Chely Wright Lyrics

I think I know what you're about to say
I can sense that you won't be truthful with me and are about to say something dishonest.

I can see it in your eyes and on your face
Your expressions and body language give away your true intentions, and I can tell you're going to lie.

We swore we never would
We made a promise to always be honest with each other and not keep secrets.

So while the words are still unspoken
Before you actually say something that isn't true, before the lines of communication are crossed.

Don't you think you should
It's important to take a moment to reconsider your choices and make sure you are being truthful.

[Chorus]
Take a moment to think about what you're doing because once you lie, you change our love and everything about our relationship.

All I ask of you is honesty
I am begging you to be completely transparent with me, communicate so we can work things out.

We said that's how this love will always be
We both agreed honesty is something we will always have in our relationship, make sure you uphold that agreement.

So careful what you say
Be cautious of the words you choose to say because we have learned even the most insignificant word could cause our love to break apart.

Cause it only takes a half a truth
A tiny dishonesty is enough to ruin the trust that we took time to build between us.

To throw it all away
A single lie could lead us to the end of our relationship, and all we've shared together will be thrown away in a moment.

[Chorus]
Think about the consequences of lying and how it will change us before you do it, you can still change your mind.

It's up to you
You have a responsibility to yourself and to our relationship to be truthful, it's entirely your decision.

This can go either way
Your action of either truthful or deceitful can send us on two very different roads, it shapes our future either way.

You get to choose
It's your call to be frank or not, you have to decide what matters to you more, our relationship or your lies.

Which road we take
Your choices today will reshape our journey, you can make it into a moment filled with love and light of the path filled with dishonesty.

Before you lie, before you lie
Always think twice before you make that choice of evil or good, it considerably impacts this love we built.