Written by Merle Haggard. . Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie. So don't be lookin' if you can't stand to see. Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie.
Oh you, poor, broke, mixed up mess of a heart. You let a little bitty woman gonna tear you all apart. I warned you a thousand times but you wouldn't listen or pay me no mind.
There's a very peculiar way you see the world. You scan it through a pair of colored lenses. You package it neatly in your head. Choose to see it the way you want to.
I've traveled high, I traveled low. And there was no place that I didn't go. Looking for this kind of happy with you. . I had a love, it wasn't right.
Tryin' not to love you, failing in every way. With you around, I keep losin' around day by day. Tryin' to be fair, both to me and to you. Tryin' not to love you is hard to do.
Oh, you poor, broke, mixed up mess of a heart. You let a little bitty man go and tear you all apart. I warned you a thousand times. You wouldn't listen, paid me no mind.
Like the ancient Roman empire this world is doin' to fall. And it's much too bigger thing for mortal men. Just take a look around and see the writing on the wall.
After you have known me better and the new wears off. Will you want me, just as much as you do now?. After I am your possession, will the thrill be gone?.
It gets longer in between each time you call. I'd be safe in sayin' you no longer care at all. We're never seem together like we used to be. Tell me darling whatever happened to me.
You took my love for granted and I gave it all willingly. But seeing you with someone else was the breaking point for me. I know I'm going crazy I can feel it comin' on.
Please consider the children. Don't walk out and leave. Remember they need you. Just the way they need me. . They'll grow up half attended. With just half a home.