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It was electric from the moment they crossed paths
Actively attracted but attempting to walk past
Temptation makes impatient impulses pump through married men
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Is she worth it?
Whatever this is it doesn't feel right
Better think about your kids
You're not putting up a fight
'Cause we could make love tonight
But you're gonna hate yourself in the morning light
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)
She married young, it was a mistake
She had a son, reluctant father
He upped and walked away
She meets a man who craves her company like she's craving his
But honey if he seems to good to be true well,
Guess what: He probably is
Whatever this is
It doesn't feel right
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're feelin' unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
And it's just lust
Nothing to write home about
'Cause it's just trust
Nothing to be messed around with
It might've felt good for a minute
But admit it to yourself it ain't right
When you're sleeping with your lover
But you're living with your wife
Whatever this is
I'm not putting up a fight
(Woah, woah)
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
If you're feelin' unfaithful (put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air)
Did you sell yourself out?
(Yeah, Yeah)
Together in the silent aftermath
Butterflies subsidin' but they can never look back
Actively attracted but attempting to walk past
Temptation makes impatient impulses pump through married men
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Is she worth it?
Better think about your kids
You're not putting up a fight
'Cause we could make love tonight
But you're gonna hate yourself in the morning light
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)
She had a son, reluctant father
He upped and walked away
She meets a man who craves her company like she's craving his
But honey if he seems to good to be true well,
Guess what: He probably is
It doesn't feel right
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're feelin' unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
Nothing to write home about
'Cause it's just trust
Nothing to be messed around with
It might've felt good for a minute
But admit it to yourself it ain't right
When you're sleeping with your lover
But you're living with your wife
I'm not putting up a fight
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
If you're feelin' unfaithful (put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air)
Did you sell yourself out?
Butterflies subsidin' but they can never look back
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This song is called "The I In Lie"
This is a great song; I LOVE the lyrics. Perfect line: "If you're feeling unfaithful get your selfish self out." I need to dedicate this to an Internet friend who has a wife and two young children, but who won't stop texting me; calling me; and sending me messages! One can say NO in just so many ways w/o sounding like a *itch. This song really slams adultry...the lyrics are stupendous! Here's to you Michael; I am not flattered !!!
It could be about anything. If you really break the lyrics down he could be talking about how basically pathetic addiction to alcohol and drugs is. In the bridge when he says "But admit it to yourself it ain't right/ When you're sleeping with lover but you're living with your wife" the 'lover' could very much be the thing the person is addicted to and would therefore be tearing the family apart, thus resulting in the previous line "Admit it to yourself it ain't right"