Broken Lies

Verse 1

You swore that river would never run dry

I stood on the bank till the water went still

Folded my heart in a letter you signed

Left it to dry in the Tennessee chill

Pre-Chorus

I counted the miles on that old county road

Tried to believe every word that you sold

Chorus

Broken lies on the kitchen floor

Every promise a slamming door

I swept up the pieces of all we were

Broken lies and a trust that's sure

Gone the way of a back dirt road

Verse 2

You wrote me a letter with honey and lime

Sweet on the tongue but it don't change the taste

A clock on the wall never cared about time

I burned your goodbye in a hurry of haste

Pre-Chorus

I rode that fence till it rattled my bones

Turned all your stories to gravel and stones

Chorus

Broken lies on the kitchen floor

Every promise a slamming door

I swept up the pieces of all we were

Broken lies and a trust that's sure

Gone the way of a back dirt road

Bridge

Loose tongues fall quicker than summer rain

I buried your words out in the empty plain

Chorus

Broken lies on the kitchen floor

Every promise a slamming door

I swept up the pieces of all we were

Broken lies and a trust that's sure

Gone the way of a back dirt road