When I was a boy they said “son now don’t you lie”
I learned to do it while looking in their eyes
my daddy said “you fool, don’t you know the [bad word] will set you free?”
oh, my Lord, well, that don’t mean [bad word] to me

'cuz I hurt so many from the first day out the womb
and I’ll hurt so many more until they put me in my tomb
wipe away your tears, I don’t care if I made you cry
haven’t you figured out by now 
I was born to lie

when I was a boy, they said “now go confess your sins”
I went up to a priest and I told him what I did
he said “God have mercy then hail mary’s on your knees”
I threw away all of my rosaries

'cuz I hurt so many from the first day out the womb
and I’ll hurt so many more until they put me in my tomb
wipe away your tears, I don’t care if I made you cry
haven’t you figured out by now 
I was born to lie
I was born to lie

well, I know I could repent and my god will forgive
but no regrets is how I [bad word]  live
well, when I’m at the gates, being judged for what I’ve done
I know my time in [bad word] [bad word] 
I know my time in [bad word] [bad word] 
'cuz I was born to lie