Told my sweet thing a tall one
All in good fun
No harm... no foul.
Said I really had to work late
Then I went straight…to wet tee shirt night at Al’s
Yeah, it felt a little sleazy
But I cut myself some slack
Every angel’s got his demons
Even white lies fade to black.

Guess I stumbled home at midnight
Story airtight
And I snuck into our bed
Then I dreamed about a pole dance
Girls in hot pants
Till I saw her face instead
She woke me from a cold sweat
With a monkey on my back
When the truth decides to haunt you
Even white lies fade to black.

It ain’t what I did
It’s the stuff I hid
Innocent deceptions all come back
Faded black

So I carry it with me
Hope she can’t see
That it’s hung up in my head
Guess I learned me a lesson
When you’re lyin’
You gotta leave a lot unsaid.
It still feels kinda sleazy
If I could, I’d take it back
When the truth decides to haunt you
Even white lies fade to black…faded black…faded black…faded black.