Another Good Lie
Darling when I was your age
I could do anything
There were days of rock ‘n roll
And lunar strolls and friendship rings
And baby I told myself
I’d follow my deepest dreams
Knowing if I did my best
Success would always follow me
It was another good lie
Coming down like a freezing rain
From a hot blue sky
Another good lie
Coming in like a crosstown hurricane on fire
Another good lie
Coming down on your Daddy’s soul
‘Til it made him old
Another good lie
Darling they all told me
That they would do anything
Climb the highest mountain
Swim the ocean
Do the damnedest things
And baby then they took my heart
And vanished like a memory
Leaving it to time and circumstance
To come deliver me
It was another good lie
Coming down like a freezing rain
From a hot blue sky
Another good lie
Coming in like a crosstown hurricane on fire
Another good lie
Coming down on your Daddy’s soul
‘Til it made him old
Another good lie
Baby I’m just one man
And my world fell apart long ago
I guess I’m still in shock
It shouldn’t have been like that
I guess I still hope for deliverance
Darling when I was your age
I could do anything
I could be a restless heart
A social force
Or just genuine
And baby don’t our dreams die hard
In the ashes of destiny
I wish that I could lay to rest
The bitterness that keeps telling me
About another good lie
Coming down like a freezing rain
From a hot blue sky
Another good lie
Coming in like a crosstown hurricane on fire
Another good lie
Coming down on your Daddy’s soul
‘Til it made him old
Another good lie
– Mark Heard
Echoes and Stars 