He's callin me up, he's sure I might love him I only answer when I'm drunk to the lees We talk about Memphis, livin' so rough then The strength in his voice makes me weak at the knees Not sure what I saw 'fore I looked in his eyes We ain't star-crossed just 'cause stars might align Ain't proper high lonesome till it's Almost too sad to be true What happened in Memphis made too much sense There's a part of my life she don't know exists Why is livin' a lie more easy than life on the fence? Why is livin' a lie more easy than life on the fence? I ain't cryin' in public 'til it's perfectly lovely I tried to fit in, I just can't in your town I swear I ain't tryin' to become nobody I tried to be hip, but it's tearin' me down No tide without tempest, skip dinner skip breakfast Drove halfway to Texas thinkin' on you Hidebound and determined that I could unlearn this She'd make me shiny and new But what happened in Memphis made too much sense There's a part of my life she don't know exists Why is livin' a lie more easy than life on the fence? Why is livin' a lie more easy than life on the fence? He's callin' me up, cause he's sure I might love him Why's livin' the lie more easy than life on the fence?