THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
(I HOPE...)

why does she lie?
I want to know
does it help her that
I let it hurt me so?

why does she lie?
am I a fool
believing she has a conscience
that will someday rule?

am I a fool
to believe she hurts too?
when she tells a lie
though the pain won't show through
the lies that she tells
maybe I am right
and if I am
  where is she tonight?...

somewhere awake
or tossing in her sleep
bumping into lies
that hurt her down deep

somewhere crying
or hiding deep inside
avoiding her eyes
avoiding what's denied

am I a fool
to believe she has a heart
buried deep inside her
though she tears mine apart
with lies that she tells
maybe I am right
and if I am
  where is she tonight?...

somewhere inside
or distracting herself
with other lying games
with truth up on a shelf

somewhere laughing
at superficial stuff
avoiding herself
isn't that proof enough

that she has a conscience
she won't face me now
cuz I know the truth
and she won't allow

the truth to be exposed
so she must run away
when I come around
  today...

why does she lie?
what can I do?
how can I help her
return to true?

why does she lie?
am I a fool
to believe that her conscience
will someday rule?

  well...

if I am a fool
for believing in her
then I am a fool
that is all

and I'll be this fool
believing in her
and I will be here
for her call

if you were her
  wouldn't you want someone to do the same for you?...

  really...
what more can a true friend do?

so if I am a fool
for believing in her
then I am a fool
that is all

and I'll be this fool
believing in her
and I will be here
for her call


True Friend

Ric Candor    ©1998