Lyrics:

Tell em all I'm on vacation
Say I went to visit friends
That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while
When they ask you where I've been
Tell em I'm out on the west coast where it don't ever rain
And that I'm probably doing fine

[Chorus:]
Just don't tell em I've gone crazy
That I'm still strung out over you
Tell em anything you want to
Just don't tell em all the truth
Yeah don't tell em all the truth
Tell em all I'm out in Vegas
Blowin' every dollar I ever made
Tell em that I must be into something bad for me cause
I sure lost a lot of weight
Tell em I'm out on the road with some old rock and roll band
Living like a gypsy can

[Repeat Chorus:]
The truth is that I'm asking you to lie
And we both know that it ain't right
But if you ever loved me please
Have some mercy on me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell em anything you want to
Just don't tell em all the truth
Yeah don't tell em all the truth
I still need you
Yeah that's the truth
I still love you
Baby that's the truth