White Liar – English Lyrics

• By: Miranda Lambert

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(acoustic guitar country music)

(acoustic and slide guitar country music)

♪ Hey, white liar ♪

♪ Truth comes out a little at a time ♪

♪ And it spreads just like a fire ♪

♪ Slips off of your tongue like turpentine ♪

♪ And I don't know why, white liar ♪

♪ You better be careful what you do ♪

♪ I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes ♪

♪ If they ever found you out ♪

♪ You better be careful what you say ♪

♪ It never really added up anyway ♪

♪ I got friends in this town ♪

♪ Hey, white liar ♪

♪ Truth comes out a little at a time ♪

♪ And it spreads just like a fire ♪

♪ Slips off of your tongue like turpentine ♪

♪ And I don't know why, white liar ♪

♪ You said you went out to a bar ♪

♪ And walked some lady to her car ♪

♪ But your face has more to tell ♪

♪ 'Cause my cousin saw you on the street ♪

♪ With a red head named Bernice ♪

♪ Turns out you don't lie too well ♪

♪ Hey, white liar ♪

♪ Truth comes out a little at a time ♪

♪ And it spreads just like a fire ♪

♪ Slips off of your tongue like turpentine ♪

♪ And I don't know why, white liar ♪

♪ Here's a bombshell just for you ♪

♪ Turns out I've been lying too ♪

(acoustic guitar country music)

♪ Now I'm the white liar ♪

♪ Truth comes out a little at a time ♪

♪ And it spreads just like a fire ♪

♪ Slips off of my tongue like turpentine ♪

♪ And I don't know why ♪

♪ White liar ♪

(acoustic guitar country music)

(acoustic and slide guitar country music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
liar /ˈlaɪər/ A1	noun - a person who tells lies
truth /truːθ/ A1	noun - the quality or state of being true
spread /spred/ A2	verb - to extend over a large area
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - a burning mass of material
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - to slide out of position
turpentine /ˈtɜːrpənˌtaɪn/ C1	noun - a volatile liquid distilled from the resin of certain trees
careful /ˈkeərfəl/ A2	adjective - cautious to avoid potential problems
add /æd/ A1	verb - to join or combine things together
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
bomb /bɒm/ A2	noun - a container filled with explosive material verb - to attack or destroy with bombs
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to change direction
well /wel/ A1	adverb - in a good or satisfactory manner
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective - of a color at the end of the color spectrum
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the upper part of the human body
tongue /tʌŋ/ A2	noun - the fleshy muscle in the mouth used for tasting and speaking

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Truth comes out a little at a time ♪

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'comes' to describe a general truth or recurring action.

• ♪ And it spreads just like a fire ♪

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'just like a fire' is a simile comparing the spread of truth to the rapid spread of fire.

• ♪ Slips off of your tongue like turpentine ♪

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like turpentine' is a simile comparing the way words slip out to the fluidity of turpentine.

• ♪ You better be careful what you do ♪

  ➔ Modal verb (advice)

  ➔ The use of 'better' with 'be' is a modal construction giving advice or a warning.

• ♪ If they ever found you out ♪

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses the second conditional with 'if' and 'found' to describe a hypothetical situation.

• ♪ Turns out I've been lying too ♪

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'have been lying' to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• ♪ Now I'm the white liar ♪

  ➔ Present simple tense with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'am' to state a current fact with emphasis.