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 Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy That I'm still strung out over you Tell 'em anythin' 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 somethin' 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 king Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy That I'm still strung out over you Tell 'em anythin' you want to Just don't tell 'em all the truth Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth The truth is that I'm askin' 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