[Verse 1:]
I hear the lines on the telegraph
Buzzing my head
I have to shut them out

My ears to the ground
But I try to stand up
Straighten out
Forget my doubt
'Cause I couldn't bear to lose you

You're the only one
I care for
But I can't lock out the rumors
I shut my eyes so I won't see because

[Chorus:]
One little lie can go a long way
One little lie can go a long way
Would I learn to trust again someday?

[Verse 2:]
I try to ask but my tongue gets tied
When I guess the answer
If you turned your head away from me
I know I'd stand there forever
Caught out in time by a line
That I wanted you to deny

And you'd laughed and laugh
'Til I cried and cried
I can't shut out the rumors
Burning inside me all the time

[Repeat Chorus:]

[Bridge:]
Every day is turning away
I feel something new
If I can't put my trust in you
Then we've got nothing worth
Hanging on to

[Repeat Chorus:]