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L is for Lies. Go Home and Tell Some Lies (song)

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Wayne

The video clip is myself and fellow songwriter, George Odom, playing a song we wrote a couple of years ago called ‘Go Home and Tell Some Lies’. The song began life as nothing more than a title which popped in to my head one day on the way to work.

Suitably inspired, George came up with a nice chord progression and we wrote the song in half an hour or so. Lyrically, I wanted to show the male side to an illicit affair – as this often gets overlooked in songs. In my scenario, the man is single but is involved with a married woman – he desperately wants her to leave her husband or end the affair, but she is content to go home and tell some lies.

Here are the lyrics:

We both know what you’re thinking

When you say you can’t make this time

You ain’t never ever gonna leave him now

So go home and tell some lies.

I know you warned me from the start

That we weren’t playing for keeps

So don’t you worry about my fragile heart

Just go home and tell some lies.

 

Yeah go home

Go home and tell some lies

Yeah go home

Go home and tell some lies

 

Do I love the real you,

Or for who you appear to be?

On the face of it I’ve got nothing to lose

So go home and tell some lies.

Sometimes I see you’re dying to tell me

The things you hide inside

Unless he finds out what you’ve been doing

You’ll go home and tell some lies.

CHORUS

And though you dismiss this thing as fantasy or fun

But when the devil comes knocking at your door

Will you be hiding anyone?

Anyone?

 

So try your best to hurt me

I won’t be sticking around to fight

You’ll be alone and old ’cause of the lies you told

So go home and tell your lies.

What inspires your writing (songs or otherwise)?

This was my 12th post for the A-Z Blog Challenge. Follow the blog during April for more writing tips, inspirational life posts, short fiction, film-inspired articles and more songs with audio recordings. Next post – M is for Maybe I Don’t Need To Know.

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Category: A-Z Challenge 2013, Life, Songs/Lyrics

23 thoughts on “L is for Lies. Go Home and Tell Some Lies (song)”

  1. lynneinpborough says:
    April 13, 2013 at 7:58 am

    Got shivvers during parts of that. Great song and loved the singing. Thinking I need to do a different post for the middle of the challenge.. hmm.. no one would want to listen to me sing!

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      Shivers? Turn up the heating, Lynne! Only kidding, that’s a lovely thing to say – and if you can’t sing, you could always record a monologue or piece of poetry?

      Reply
  2. rinellegrey says:
    April 13, 2013 at 11:01 am

    How cool! I’d love to be able to write a song. Very impressed.

    Rinelle Grey

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      Thanks Rinelle – and if I can write a song then ANYONE can! My next 2 posts will also be musical – although just audio and no video. Not sure it will prove quite as popular as my other posts!

      Reply
  3. tara tyler says:
    April 13, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    great song! lyrics are biting!
    and i like your other posts too. wothwhile advice to keep swimming, er writing!

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 2:24 pm

      Thanks Tara – I look forward to popping over to see what you’ve been up to as well.

      Reply
  4. Rebecca Bradley says:
    April 13, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    This is great. I think anyone who can do this is incredibly brave. It’s one thing to write words behind a computer screen, but another altogether to sing in front of a camera and put it out there. Brilliant.

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks for the kind words, Rebecca. I’ve died on stage enough times over the years to develop a thick skin! My next couple of posts will also be song related – but will just have the full audio recordings.

      Reply
  5. Another Clean Slate says:
    April 13, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    You’re very talented! Now don’t get me started on lies, ugh!

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 4:11 pm

      Thank you – yes, I’m not too keen on untruths myself. What about ‘white lies’ though? Are they ok?

      Reply
      1. Another Clean Slate says:
        April 13, 2013 at 4:12 pm

        Gateway drug.

        Reply
        1. mrkelly2u says:
          April 13, 2013 at 4:22 pm

          Haha – great description! I’ll use that with my daughter next time she tries to pull the wool over my eyes!

          Reply
  6. John Wiswell says:
    April 13, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    This was very nice! One of my favorite A-to-Z’s today, though it did have the unfair advantage of two musical talents combining for Youtube presentation.

    John at The Bathroom Monologues

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 10:40 pm

      Haha. Cheers John. You’re right – George is my secret weapon! My next 2 posts will also be based around songs, but I won’t be using the video gimmick – audio will be available though!

      Reply
  7. Donna Smith says:
    April 13, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    Great song! Maybe I should sing a sea shanty for one of my posts!

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 10:42 pm

      Thanks, Donna – yes, sea shanties would be great!

      Reply
  8. cassam101 says:
    April 13, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Loved your song,really catchy tune.

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 13, 2013 at 10:42 pm

      Ah, thanks Anne. Much appreciated.

      Reply
  9. Maria Smith (@mariaAsmith) says:
    April 14, 2013 at 7:40 am

    Man of many talents! I love the lyrics, and I enjoyed hearing you sing it too.

    I’ve never tried to write a song, I’d like to try one day, BUT, I wouldn’t inflict my singing on anyone! 😉

    Have you tried to sell that song to anyone? I could see Bruno Mars singing it…just a thought 🙂

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 14, 2013 at 9:03 am

      Thanks Maria. I’ve written dozens of songs and have thought about trying to flog a few, but wouldn’t really know where to start.

      Reply
  10. Rosalind Adam (@RosalindAdam) says:
    April 14, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Great song. I love the lyrics. It’s not as easy as some people think to write song lyrics. It’s a different thing to writing poetry. You should do more.

    Reply
    1. mrkelly2u says:
      April 14, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks Ros. I’ve been writing songs for years – its like a poor man’s poetry! I think you can hide a lot more behind the music and I always feel like I’m going to ‘do it wrong’ or sound silly when I try poetry. I have a lot of admiration for poets.

      Reply
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