Tell em all I'm on vacation

Say I went to visit friends

That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while

When they ask you where I've been

Tell em I'm out on the west coast where it don't ever rain

And that I'm probably doing fine

Just don't tell em I've gone crazy

That I'm still strung out over you

Tell em anything you want to

Just don't tell em all the truth

Yeah don't tell em all the truth

Tell em all I'm out in Vegas

Blowin' every dollar I ever made

Tell em that I must be into something bad for me cause

I sure lost a lot of weight

Tell em I'm out on the road with some old rock and roll band

Living like a gypsy can

The truth is that I'm asking you to lie

And we both know that it ain't right

But if you ever loved me please

Have some mercy on me

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Tell em anything you want to

Just don't tell em all the truth

Yeah don't tell em all the truth

I still need you

Yeah that's the truth

I still love you

Baby that's the truth