Is there a telephone in the hotel? I'd like to call a friend It's half past five and I'm half alive I need someone's ear to bend So I give her a call And she says oh, it's you I know what you want But what I need is a heart that's true So I told her that I loved her, but I lied ♪ 'Cause sometimes you gotta fake that emotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your devotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your intentions 'Cause there are some things you'd be wise not to mention ♪ It's a sad, sad, sad old world Never know true love But live won't get too deep When you're shallow It's always above you So sometimes you gotta fake that emotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your devotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your intentions 'Cause there are some things you'd be wise not to mention ♪ So sometimes you gotta fake that emotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your devotion Sometimes you gotta lie about your intentions 'Cause there are some things you'd be wise not to mention