[Verse] In the corner by the firelight, little ears try to stay awake Heard the grown folks spinning stories, sugar-coating bitter breaks Laughter rolling like thunder, hiding cracks beneath the sound But behind those smiling faces, truth’s a shadow underground [Pre-Chorus] Every word a painted picture, every phrase a worn disguise Trying to catch the meaning, behind their clever lies [Chorus] Oh, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, Telling tales to patch the past But I’m learning how to see through glass, Where the truth don’t always last Yeah, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, But I’m standing here, and I’m feeling that Someday I’ll know what it all means at last— The grown folks lie and laugh [Verse] Hands around a weathered bottle, spinning yarns about the days gone wrong Echoes of a thousand heartaches, wrapped inside the midnight song I’m a child of quiet wonder, watching smoke curl in the dim Every joke hides a secret, waiting just beneath the grin [Pre-Chorus] Every word a painted picture, every phrase a worn disguise Trying to catch the meaning, behind their clever lies [Chorus] Oh, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, Telling tales to patch the past But I’m learning how to see through glass, Where the truth don’t always last Yeah, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, But I’m standing here, and I’m feeling that Someday I’ll know what it all means at last— The grown folks lie and laugh [Bridge] Maybe one day I’ll spin those tales, Mask my pain behind the veil But tonight I’m just a listener, Caught between the smile and fail [Chorus] Oh, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, Telling tales to patch the past But I’m learning how to see through glass, Where the truth don’t always last Yeah, I hear the grown folks lie and laugh, But I’m standing here, and I’m feeling that Someday I’ll know what it all means at last— The grown folks lie and laugh [Outro] The grown folks lie and laugh, The grown folks lie and laugh— I’m listening close, To the grown folks lie and laugh.