No One Taught Me How to Lie

No one taught me how to lie I was a talented child Imagination found words And my stories went wild I just did it for laughs Did it for fun Did it 'cause I liked to fool everyone Not that anyone believed me They just seemed to understand That all the times I spent alone inside my head Lies were all I had No one taught me how to lie I just did it with ease Did it out of principle Did it with tease Made me feel so worthwhile Made me feel ten feet tall Made me feel I could be or do anything at all "Just a nervous disorder" The doctor said as he marched out the door As I put on my poor and frightened child And I counted them all once more And here I am with you Thrown so many lies your way I believe most of them too You say you love me Girl you've been looking at a stranger If this hurts you Somehow it hurts me more I never knew what honesty was for Until the moment that you look at me You say you wanna be a part of me Girl whatever's left of me is yours All the kids would laugh at me I wouldn't talk for fear I'd cry Nobody, nobody taught me how to lie I never showed hostility I kept it all inside Nobody, nobody taught me how to lie Nobody taught me how to lie