You came strollin' into my life
How'd you get around the wall
Make me lay down my defenses
Will this be another fall
You're disturbing my cool facade
Questioning the premise that I'm all I've got
I've been hurt so bad so many times
Living in a lonely shell
Pretending I am all-sufficient
Not even honest to myself
About the broken heart inside
Longing for love
But living a lie
If I say that I don't need you
I'll go on the same without you
Bitter truth lies deep inside
My desperate alibi
Can you see my soul is empty
Or trace the tears I hide
If you love me
Read between the lies
You've heard it said that love and loss
Are two halves of the whole
And you've got to pay the piper
But the price can gouge your soul
Every scar I carry shows
When you get close
Oh won't you get close
If I say that I don't need you
I'll go on the same without you
Bitter truth lies deep inside
My desperate alibi
Can you see my soul is empty
Or trace the tears I hide
If you love me
Won't you read between the lies
Read between the lies
If I say that I don't need you
I'll go on the same without you
Bitter truth lies deep inside
My desperate alibi
Can you see my soul is empty
Or trace the tears I hide
If you love me
If you love me
Read between the lies
Oh between the lies