Elvis Costello — How Much I Lied

[Verse 1] Darling, there is one thing I must tell you, you must know It's so hard to say the words I feel This fancy that I'm on has been going on too long It's time we stopped pretending things are real [Verse 2] 'Cause I've been living deep in sin, I've been living blind And I just don't know what's right or wrong To take a chance on losing you was such a silly thing to do The chance I might wake up and find you gone [Chorus] Blue, so blue, my love is burning blue Any brighter flame would be a lie Blue, so blue, my love still burns for you But I know that I'll only make you cry [Verse 3] A thief can only steal from you, he cannot break your heart He'll never touch the precious things inside So one like you should surely be miles and miles away from me Then you'd never care how much I've lied [Outro] So try to understand the pain It takes so long when I explain Please, don't you forget how much I lied How much I lied