Lie lie lie lie
Young man, you too lie
Yow, you haffi cut it out

(Oh I), I never thought anyone could be
So conniving as you, it seems
You took my heart
Throw it on the playing field
(Ohhh and I)Never thought you could be so cruel
Try fi see what nobody else could
While all the while,
You was a tek mi fuh yuh fool

(Ohhh)
I saw a lonely bird (saw a bird)
But all them things I heard
Has made me realise (has made me realise)

Tell me why you had to lie (Tell me why you lie to me)
Boy you said to me (Tell me why you said to me)
That you would love me till the end of time
Faithfully (Baby Boy, why yuh lie)
And I (And I)
Takin back my heart (Takin it bak boy)
Was a fool to think that we could never part

Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie
Why'd you lie (Why'd you want to make me cry)
Why'd you lie li lie lie lie lie lie li lie
Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie li lie
Why did you lie to me baby (Why'd you want to make me cry)

(Oh Oh I)
Somebody callin my house at night
Hang up the phone wen mi guh fi say hi
And wen me ask you, you wah ask lie (wah ask lie boy)
(Oh and I)
When me deh down at the laundromat
Find a number in yuh cargo pants (ah who phone number dis)
Yo boy wah di ras is dat

I saw a lonely bird (saw a bird)
But all them things I heard (all the things I heard)
Has made me realise (But mi nah goh cry... mi nah... yow)

Tell me why you had to lie (Tell me why you lie to me)
Boy you said to me (Tell me why you said to me)
That you would love me till the end of time
Faithfully (Baby Boy, why yuh lie)
And I (And I)
Takin back my heart (Takin it bak boy)
Was a fool to think that we could never part (we cud never part, no)

Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie
Why'd you lie (Why'd you want to make me cry)
Why'd you lie li lie lie lie lie lie li lie
Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie li lie
Why did you lie to me baby (Why'd you want to make me cry)

(Tell me whyyy)
None ah dem cah stop dis from (?) you know
But ah we does support di lie
But ah wa, ah jealous dem jealous
But weh my style no

Sit down relax cause mi temper
Di whole ah dem ah tell you [? ] lies
Wa you ah listen to yuh friends for
Buh how mi need fi go ah church
Tell dem fi mind deh business
Before somebody gets hurt
Ah kno u thought that how mi cheating
Don't matter was jus the hurting
I got a friend that's doing nursing
But she got carried away
She never practice with a brother like dis
Sincerely, mi seh I man regret it
Mi never shudda tek it
You're the one for me
You're my destiny
I am to be blamed
I'm feeling so ashamed girl
Look into my eyes
Can you feel my pain
[? ] (why you want to make cry)
Mi nah goh deceice you
Nah goh deceive you
Girl you are the one
Mih have to treat you right

Tell me why you had to lie (Tell me why you lie to me)
(Tell me why you test to be)
Oh yea you yow
(Baby Boy, why yuh lie)
Why'd you lie
Takin back my heart (Tell me why you lie to me)
(Tell me why you test to be)
Tell me why you lie to me (woooaaahh)
Tell me why you had to lieeee

Taht you would love me till the end of time
Faithfully (Baby Boy, why yuh lie)
And I (And I)
Takin back my heart (Takin it back boy)
Was a fool to think that we could never part (ooh no)

Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie (tell me why you test to me)
Why'd you lie (Why'd you want to make me cry)
Why'd you lie li lie lie lie lie lie li lie (Baby boy why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie (Tell me baby why'd you lie)
Why'd you lie lie lie lie lie li lie (And I)
Why did you lie to me baby (Why'd you want to make me cry)

Wooah woah