17 ContributorsI Lied to You Lyrics

Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo) stops the music to bring on the main attraction, Preacher Boy (Miles Caton), who sings this song. His performance is so powerful that it rips open time and space and allows African… Read More 

[Verse 1]

Something I been wanting to tell you for a long time

It might hurt you, hope you don't lose your mind

Well, I was just a boy, 'bout eight years old

You threw me a Bible on that Mississippi road

See, I love ya, Papa, you did all you could do

They say the truth hurts, so I lie to you

Yes, I lied to you

I got the blues

[Interlude]

Mm-mm

Oh, mm-mm

Hey

[Chorus]

Somebody take me in your arms tonight, alright

Somebody take me in your arms tonight

Yeah, yeah

Somebody take me in your arms tonight

[Bridge]

Mm-hmm

Oh, mm-mm

[Chorus]

Somebody take me in your arms tonight, alright

Somebody take me in your arms tonight, oh (Yeah, yeah)

Somebody take me in your— (Hеy)

[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]

New shit

Preacher Boy

Sammiе Moore!

[Verse 2]

I hope you can stand it, stand it all

'Cause what l'm out here doing, you didn't preach at all

See, I'm full of the blues, holy water too

I know the truth hurts, so I lie to you

So preach on, speak your words

I know the truth hurts

Yes, I lied to you

I love the blues

I love the blues

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

Mm-hmm

Mm-hmm

Mm-hmm

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey, hey, oh

Mm-hmm

I know the truth hurts

Hey

Lied to you

Somebody take me in your arms

Hey

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

Mm, mm