Fake That Emotion - Tex Perkins, Charlie Owen, Don Walker

Is there a telephone in the hotel?

I’d like to call a friend

It’s half past five and I’m half alive

I need someone’s ear to bend

So I give her a call

And she says oh, it’s you

I know what you want

But what I need is a heart that’s true

So I told her that I loved her, but I lied

'Cause sometimes you gotta fake that emotion

Sometimes you gotta lie about your devotion

Sometimes you gotta lie about your intentions

It’s a sad, sad old world

Never know true love

But live won’t get too deep

When you’re shallow

It’s always above you

So sometimes you gotta fake that emotion

Sometimes you gotta lie about your devotion

Sometimes you gotta lie about your intentions

'Cause there are some things you’d be wise not to mention