[Verse 1]
Don't leave it a lie, stir the water
But tread softly on the thoughts of others
Don't let it be [lookin' along just under?]
And have mercy on your fathers and mothers

[Chorus]
And if you get high on it
Forget how to fly on it
It'll make you cry on it
And you'll wonder why
So don't leave it a lie
Don't you leave it!

[Verse 2]
Well there ain't a lie that ain't been told
Unrealized dreams, pots of gold
Sittin' alone under a window sill
I'm a bride-to-be against her will

[Chorus]
And if you get high on it
Forget how to fly on it
It'll make you cry on it
And you'll wonder why
So don't leave it a lie
Don't you leave it!
Don't you leave it a lie
[Bridge]
Ooh the roughest road
Ooh can make a hard heart gold?
Ooh to those that roam
Ooh may your heard heart go

[Verse 4]
Don't let it linger in your finger when you [make a fist?]
Open your hands, stop being so pissed
Don't you hurry, worry or you'll stumble
Ill will will never make you humble

[Chorus]
And if you get high on it (if you get high)
Forget how to fly on it (forget how to fly)
It'll make you cry on it (it'll make you cry)
And you'll wonder why (and you'll wonder why)
And if you get high on it (if you get high)
Forget how to fly on it (forget how to fly)
It'll make you cry on it (it'll make you cry)
And you'll wonder why (and you'll wonder why)
So don't leave it a lie
Don't you leave it!
Don't you leave it a lie
Don't you leave it!
Don't you leave it a lie