My Heart Lied to Me
- Written in 1992, when I guess I was listening to too much C+W music.
I mean, after all, this was in New Jersey, for cryin' out loud!
- I recorded this (finally!) for this collection, and realized that
it was a mere two minutes long, making it a
novelty, not a single.
I wrote the middle verse in the morning, then recorded the whole danged
thing in the afternoon... finished in time for dinner!
- Recorded in June, 2006
My Heart Lied to Me
My heart lied to me
My heart said you'd be in love with me
My heart told me we were meant to be
My heard lied to me
I saw you and I thought for sure
I had the sickness and you were the cure
You could heal me with your smile
You could make my life worthwhile
I thought all that and a whole lot more
You know my heard has done this to me before
And every time it did, I cried
Oh, no, my heart has lied
If you were just going out for a spin
Why'd you pull over and say Jump In?
If you were just out shopping around
Why'd you have to visit the shops in my town?
I thought that you had come to take me away
Maybe that'll happen some other day
My heart's not ready to give up on you
But my heart don't know what's lies and what's true
My friends said, don't be a fool
My heart was going wild, my head was staying cool
I said, Oh, baby, that's a-what I like
You told me to take a hike
I'm gonna forget about you just like the rest
My heart says no, but my head knows best
I'm gonna put my heart to the test
And wear a lie detector on my chest
Copyright 1992 + 2006 W.H. Bent, Jr.