I'M Fine and Other Lies
I’m Fine and Other Lies
By Elton Camp
Many of the words we say
In truth, aren’t at all that way
When a stranger we greet
“I’m very happy to meet”
“Your mother’s always welcome here”
When a visit is inevitable from that dear
“Very soon we must do lunch”
But in the gut, you’d like to punch
“You baby’s a darling little thing”
When “monkey” to you does spring
“Your hairdo suits you so well”
To the one who looks like hell
“Your sermon was great today”
When you snoozed dead away
“Why of course you’ll get my vote”
When you can’t stand the billy goat
“Your girlfriend is really very cute”
While in the sty you think she’d root
And there’s the most common lie
It’s when, “I’m fine,” you reply
For social lies we’re forced to tell
To get along with others very well
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