LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE

LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE

Roger A. Davis


Open mouth, out it came so fast
Then you tell another fib
To cover your a.., a.., past
Why did we falsely adlib?

Is it okay to tell a lie
To avoid hurting a loved one?
In that mind frame, we try to justify
Then wishing the deed could be undone

Our consciousness goes on fire alert
Sigh, sigh, oh my! The guilt does hurt
We confess the tangled web is a mess
Why do we weave and deceive, no less?

The Bible says our tongue is an unruly member
Falsehoods and slander keep the rebel limber
So how do we keep a tight ship on the sleuth?
By filling our mind and heart with God’s truth

The chopped down cherry tree
The Father of our Country confessed it was he
Rather than telling a lie
Please God, help us with your words to reply

Speaking the truth in love is our desire
Avoiding a nose as long as a telephone wire
And again being called, “Liar, Liar”
By exercising honesty, the name will retire