 
Straighten Up (&
Lie Right)
© Dallas Wayne, Robbie Fulks
V.1
WELL YOU SAID THAT YOU'D BE HOME EARLY
YOU'RE
TRUE TO YOUR WORD AGAIN
CAUSE
IT'S 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
AND
HERE YOU COME CRAWLIN' IN
WELL
HONEY THAT'S A HELL OF A STORY
BUT
I'M AFRAID IT JUST WON'T FLY
CAUSE
NOTHIN' BUT A FOOL COULD SWALLOW
SUCH
A HALF-COOKED ALIBI
CH.
YOU
BETTER STRAIGHTEN UP AND LIE RIGHT
CAUSE
I KNOW WHERE YOU WERE LAST NIGHT
DON'T
YOU GIVE ME THAT FLAT TIRE, WASN'T NEAR A PHONE
OUT
OF GAS, DIDN'T HAVE A QUARTER, COULDN'T CALL HOME
THAT
OLD LINE WON'T WORK ON ME, HONEY I KNOW YOU TOO WELL
YOU
BETTER STRAIGHTEN UP AND LIE RIGHT BOY
CAUSE
IT'S THE LAST ONE YOU'RE GONNA TELL
V.2
SHE
SAID, I COULD TELL YOU HAD A GOOD TIME
ISN'T
THAT CHANEL NUMBER 5
BABY
YOU THINK YOU GOT LUCKY
WELL
YOU'RE LUCKY JUST TO BE ALIVE
IF
THAT OLD TUNE THAT YOU'RE HUMMIN'
IS
THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO
I
GOT A MIND TO LOOSEN UP THOSE TEETH YOU BEEN LYIN' THROUGH
REPEAT
CH.
V.3
SHE
SAID, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED BY A UFO
OR
HAD A RUN-IN WITH THE LAW
OR
BEEN CHASED THROUGH THE WOODS ALL NIGHT LONG
BY
A PSYCHO WITH A CHAINSAW
YEAH
YOU COULD HAVE GONE OUT ON A GOOD ONE
BUT
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GOT THE BRAINS
GUESS
YOUR BODY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE NOTHIN'
THAT
YOUR BIG MOUTH COULDN'T EXPLAIN
REPEAT
CH.
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