Livin' A Lie

(Dolly Parton) Spotlight's on, it's shining bright And I like standin' in it It's only superficial light But I don't want to end it It's warmth and glow has taken hold And I'm caught uup in it's shine A Cinderella fairy tale I want to claim as mine Fancy clothes, a magic coach And happy ever after Like something from a story book The Cinderella chapter But when the clock strikes midnight And I lie awake in bed Things my Daddy told me Keep running through my head You gotta walk the straight and narrow And to thine own self be true Gotta aim straight as an arrow All eyes are up on you But sometimes it feels so good That I can almost justify Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie Is it wrong for me to want The sweeter grass that's greener? To chase the all-American dream I've always been a dreamer At the top and still I've got A heavy heart inside I keep remembering Things my Daddy told me as a child You gotta walk the striaght and narrow Gotta hold fast to the right Gotta aim straight as an arrow Walk onward toward the light Oh, but when I'm out there in it I think I might get by Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie But I don't feel right livin' a lie Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie All the fame and fortune Glory and prestige Can't make me happy if it goes Against what I believe And I've sacrificed my honor My values and my pride Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie Livin' a lie Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, I don't feel right --- Livin' a Lie - Dolly Parton