Momma didn't raise no liar
But my papa taught me well
I learned it from the best of them
And I'm going straight to hell
I wouldn't say I'm not much a fan of the drink
But there's been plenty to have an influence over me
If I chose just one, it'd be the man who calls me son
It's a spitting image, you'll see
You've heard the story once, you'll be living it soon
Just like my mother you'll be singing that sorry tune
Like how'd I not think, you'd be leaving me here to sink
While you took the life raft towards the moon
Some lessons learned aren't so much taught as they are burned
Straight into the memory of a child
I had myself convinced that I knew the truth to all of this
That which you said onto me was so
And now I sit in the company of the unpopular outcast friend
Hearing a story I heard before, but never from this end
Now did you get fired, or did you just get tired
did you really get fired
*The thing about lies, is they're still there after you tell the truth
The thing about lies, is a lies a lies a lies a lie*
Momma didn't raise no liar, but my papa taught me well
I learned it from the best of them and I'm going straight to hell
credits
from Notes & Memos,
released December 31, 2016
Music and lyrics:
Kyle Vizina
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