In a Small Moment

In a small moment She accepted credit for something she did not do She said she'd done the water color in her bedroom But it was done by a friend from school Just a little lie No one would discover At least not very soon In a small moment Just a little lie When she wasn't looking It just slipped on by In a small moment In a restaurant where she worked the late night shift She short-changed a sailor and made five You could never really call it a theft Just a little lie Swept up in her apron And kept as a well-deserved gift Whoa, in a small moment Just a little lie When she wasn't looking It just slipped on by In a small moment She cheated on her lover And placed it in the back of her mind As long as nobody knew the truth about her It could never really be unkind It could just a little lie That slipped beside her As she tossed and turned in her alibis In a small moment Just a little, little lie When she wasn't looking It just slipped on by Just a little lie When she wasn't looking It just slipped on Slipped on by