White Lie (feat. Felicia Day)

I say I'm 10 when I'm 9 and a half
My uncle tells a joke, and I try to laugh
In gym I fake a headache when I want to quit
I say I love the sweater that my grandma knit

But that's a white lie (white lie)
That's the kind you wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)
So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)
Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,
But a lie is still a lie even when it's white

I pretend I'm asleep when my dad walks in
I said I ate my chicken, but I just ate the skin
Your face can say you're lying when your mouth says you're not
Your pants are on fire but they're not too hot

When it's a white lie (white lie)
It's the kind you wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)
So your dad won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)
Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,
But a lie is still a lie even when it's white

While it might be hard
To say what's true
Would you want a white lie
Told to you?

But that's a white lie (white lie)
It's the kind you wanna tell, a white lie (white lie)
So your mom won't have to yell, a white lie (white lie)
Everybody does it, 'cause it feels alright and it's more polite,
But a lie is still a lie even when it's white.