Somethin' 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 love the blues Mm-hm-mm Oh-oh-oh, mm-hm-mm (hey!) Somebody take me in your arms tonight, well, alright Somebody take me in your arms tonight, ay, yeah Somebody take me in your arms tonight Mm-hm-mm Oh-oh-oh, mm-hm-mm Somebody take me in your arms tonight (hey), alright Somebody take me in your arms tonight, oh (hey) Somebody take me (hey) No shit Country boy Same war I hope, I hope, I hope I hope you can stand it, stand it all (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) What I'm out here doing (hey, hey, hey, hey) You didn't preach at all (hey, hey, hey, hey) See, I'm full of the blues (hey, hey, hey, hey) Holy water too (hey, hey, hey, hey) I know the truth hurts, so I lie to you (hey) So preach on, speak your words I know the truth hurts, yes, I lied to you I love the blues, I love the blues Mm, mm Hey (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Hey (I know the truth hurts) Hey (lied to you) (Oh, somebody take me in your arms!) Hey Yeah, oh Oh, yeah Oh, oh Mm-hm-mm