Parents Lie

Parents lie
It’s sad, but true
Mine lied to me
Yours lies to you
I lie to you

We say there’s no monster
There under your bed
But who knows?
It’s not like we search

And no one likes broccoli
We’re all bad at flossing
And everyone’s sleeping in church

And Buck the dog’s not at a farm
Buck is dead
And soda won’t kill you
Despite what I said

And magic kid
Just forget what I said
No magic is real
But magic won’t help you conceal that

Oh, parents lie
Because they can
So, learn the truth
My bright, young man

They lie with words
They lie with hugs
Parents lie
They lie like rugs

And parents will tell you
You’re great and special and stuff
When clearly, you’re not

They say that one day
You’ll feel normal
But that’s not enough
It’s not by a lot

They’ll hold you and tell you
They love and they care
But they lie when they tell you
They’ll always be there

I know it’s upsetting
But life isn’t fair
And parents die
They tell you they won’t, but they lie

Oh, parents lie
It’s hard to hear
It’s hard to say
It’s true, I fear

It’s fine to cry
It’s sad, I know
That parents lie
But parents lie

So come on
Here we are
Let’s go