Lyin' 'Bout the Truth

from City of the Violet Crown by Bill Carter

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truth is stranger than fiction you know i read it weekly, the world news tells
me so
if i did not read it, i would not believe it, would you
i tell you something, don't make up nothing you'd just be lying about the
truth

a wild tribe of south americans dress up like elvis and beat on savage drums
they say the king taught em' back in 82'
i tell you something, dont make up nothing, you'd just be lying about the truth

ten people witnessed a red UFO out stepped Liberace with a grand piano
his teeth sparkled like diamonds, and he wore a silver suit
i tell you something, don't makeup nothing you'd just be lying about the truth

BRIDGE:
way up on venus they found cowboys and horses, a wild west town
was just like dodge city and the soviets got proof
dont make up nothing, you just lying bout the truth

a woman waiting for the bus one day, from out of nowhere her hair burst in to
flames
the cops could not explain it, all of a sudden her head blew, man it just blew
i tell you something, don't make up nothing, you'd just be lying about the truth

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from City of the Violet Crown, released January 1, 1994

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