Lies
Playing Rapunzel Lyrics

At last the kids have gone now for the day
The children have left for school, and now she can begin her daily routine.

She reaches for the coffee as the school bus pulls away
She starts her day by getting a cup of coffee after the children leave.

Another day to tend the house and plan
She spends her day taking care of the house and planning for the future.

For Friday at the Legion when she's dancing with her man
She looks forward to Friday night when she will go to the Legion and dance with her husband.

Sure was a bitter winter, but Friday will be fine,
Although the winter was harsh, she believes that Friday night will be enjoyable.

And maybe last year's Easter dress will serve her one more time
She considers wearing last year's Easter dress to the Legion.

She'd pass for twenty-nine before her eyes,
She feels much younger than she actually is.

But winter lines are telling wicked lies
However, she recognizes that the wrinkles on her face show her true age.

All lies
The idea that she is younger than she is is a lie.

All those lines are telling wicked lies
The wrinkles on her face show the truth about her age.

Lies, all lies
The idea that she is younger than she is is a falsehood.

Too many lines there in that face--
There are a significant amount of wrinkles on her face.

Too many to erase or to disguise--
There are too many wrinkles for her to hide or get rid of them.

They must be telling lies
The wrinkles reveal the truth about her age.

Is this the face that won for her the man
She wonders if her current appearance is the same one that her husband was attracted to.

Whose amazed and clumsy fingers slipped that ring onto her hand?
She thinks back to her husband placing the wedding ring on her hand for the first time with surprise and uncertainty.

No need to search that mirror for the years
She recognizes that the wrinkles on her face indicate how many years she has lived.

The menace of their message shouts across the blur of tears
The wrinkles represent the harsh reality of aging, which can cause her to cry.

So is this Beauty's finish, like Rodin's "Belle Heaulmière"?
She questions if this is the end of her beauty, similar to Rodin's sculpture "Belle Heaulmière" that depicts an aging woman.

The pretty maiden trapped inside the ranch wife's toil and care
She feels as though the young, beautiful woman she once was is trapped behind her current role as a ranch wife and caregiver.

Well, after seven kids, that's no surprise,
She acknowledges that the wrinkles on her face are a result of raising seven children.

But why cannot the mirror tell her lies
She wishes that she could see her younger self in the mirror and not the current reality of her aging appearance.

She shakes off the bitter web she wove
She brushes away the negative thoughts and feelings she had about her appearance.

Turns and puts the mirror gently face-down by the stove
She opts not to look at herself in the mirror and places it face-down on the stove.

She gathers up her apron in her hand,
She begins to prepare herself to carry on with her day by putting on her apron.

Pours a cup of coffee, drips Carnation from the can,
She makes herself a cup of coffee and adds Carnation-brand powdered creamer.

And thinks ahead to Friday, 'cause Friday will be fine
She looks forward to Friday night when she can dance with her husband.

When she looks up in that weathered face that loves hers, line for line,
She looks into her husband's face, which is also wrinkled but loves her unconditionally.

To see that maiden shining in his eyes,
She sees the young, beautiful woman she used to be reflected in her husband's eyes.

And laugh at how the mirror tells her lies
She laughs at how her perception of herself is different from how her husband sees her.