If Only She Were Lying

Today she said she's leaving
She can't stand the way I act
And it's hard to argue for my case
When she's backed by cold, hard fact
I drink too much, don't work enough
And rarely do I shave
She says her dog that fouls the floor
Is far better behaved

If only she were lying
I'd not be sat here crying
And my heart, it might not be dying
If only she were lying

I'd like to say I've pleased her
That I've made my lady smile
But I can't recall when last I tried
I guess it's been a while
She says the clothes I wear are rags
And my language is obscene
And the only thing that's half-way worse
Is all the green stuff on my teeth

If only she were lying
I'd not be say here crying
And my heart, it might not be dying
If only she were lying

I wish I could argue
But I know I can't
I'm a mess of a man
That much I understand
And I've left it far too late
There's no chance left to take
There's no time to change my ways
So let me share my fate...

I'm haunted by the day when
I set ablaze the final straw
A sin a saint could not forgive
A fool could not ignore
It's hazy now, 'cause I was drunk
A long gone memory
She says she found me passed out
In her best lingerie

If only she were lying
I'd not be say here crying
And my heart, it might not be dying
If only, if only she were lying