Tell 'em all I'm on vacation   Say I went to visit friends   That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while   When they ask you where I've been      Tell 'em I'm out on the West Coast   Where it don't ever rain   And that I'm probably doing fine      Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy   That I'm still strung out over you   Tell 'em anything you want to   Just don't tell 'em all the truth   Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth      Tell 'em all I'm out in Vegas   Blowin' every dollar I ever made   Tell 'em that I must be into somethin' bad for me   'Cause I sure lost a lot of weight      Tell 'em I'm out on the road   With some old rock and roll band   Living like a gypsy can      Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy   That I'm still strung out over you   Tell 'em anythin' you want to   Just don't tell 'em all the truth   Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth      The truth is that I'm askin' you to lie   And we both know that it ain't right   But if you ever loved me   Please have some mercy on me   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      Tell 'em anything you want to   Just don't tell 'em all the truth   Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth      I still need you   Yeah, that's the truth   I still love you   Baby, that's the truth