How Much I Lied

Lyrics

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 to stop pretending things are real

'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 is such a silly thing to do

A chance I might wake up and find you gone

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 I'll only make you cry

A thief can only steal from you

He cannot break your heart

He can never touch the precious things inside

Someone like you should surely be

Miles and miles away from me

Then you'd never care how much I lied

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

Credits

• Written by: Gram Parsons and Pam Rifkin (pseudonym for David Rivkin)
• Produced by: Billy Sherrill
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Tommy Millar - fiddle

John McFee - guitar

Nashville Edition - background vocals

Discography

Albums:

• Almost Blue, 1981
• Almost Blue (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Almost Blue (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2004
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Singles:

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Collections:

• Album Name, Year
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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Also recorded by:

• Yo La Tengo
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Bootlegs

• 1981-12-31 - A New Year For The Roses
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