Lashed my soul 'cross this twin-v horse and rode off in the night
Guess you noticed I'm gone and the low morning sun's
Cast some shadows with questions inside
So the truth in this letter at dawn will send a new light.

Chorus:

Truth is I lied when I said I'd always be your whippin' pet
I lied when said "I shouldn't mind the hurt I guess"
When I pleaded and stated I needed you just to survive (I lied)
Truth is last night when you tore my heart apart my mind began
Never thinkin' 'bout thinkin' like your fool again
And a freedom that filled me kept spelling out truth as I'd write
Truth is I lied

Saw an image of you where the highway touched the sky
It was blockin' my view so I steered that thought aside
Now the morning and me ride a cold memory past tomorrow to some
    other town
Where we'll never care whether this truth was lost or found

Repeat chorus twice

Truth is I lied

Written by Billy Ray Cyrus, Don Von Tress and Carl Perkins (credit