I don’t mind
rushing through traffic
just to get dinner ready in time
And I don’t mind
calling when I’m late
just to give you peace of mind
And I don’t mind
you staying out
all night long hanging
with the guys
But I do mind
when you look me right dead
in the eye and
you tell me lies
You see it pays to tell the truth
Look at what you had to loose
Should think before you do
did you not know the rules
You see it pays to tell the truth
feel so sorry for you
You could've had it all
too bad you gotta fall
Now you leave
now you leave
with zero nothing
Now you leave
with zero nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth
but you didn’t do it
Now you live
with zero nothing
Now you leave
with zero oh nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth
Oh why I tried
giving you chances
just to get your act right
And I I tried everything
from praying to breaking things
For getting out of line
Those tears I've cried
they hurts so deep inside
That almost drained me dry
But now it’s time
for you to man up
cause I’m taking back
what’s mine
You see it pays to tell the truth
look at what you had to loose
Should think before you do
did you not know the rules
You see it pays to tell the truth
feel so sorry for you
You could have had it all
too bad you gotta fall
Now you leave now you leave
with zero nothing
Now you leave with zero nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth
but you didn’t do it
Now you leave
with zero nothing
Now you leave
with zero oh nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth
I lie just to protect you
never to disrespect you
Cause what we have was
so 38 special
And it was times that
I heard niggas test you
But I ain’t even ask
I was just waiting to catch you
But you caught me and
everything was on me
It was time to face the music
everything was on key
And them lies sounded
good didn’t it
Now you sick of me
now I’m supposed to leave
with zero is you kidding me
One minus one equals none
And if you gonna live then
you might live with some
But you gonn think about me
every time you see my son
And I’ma think about you
every time I see the sun
in the morning
It’s gonna be times
we get caught up in the moment
But don’t turn your back
on your man you belong with
Cause if you loose then I loose too
But if you cool then I’m cool too
Now you leave
now you leave with zero with nothing
Now you leave with zero oh nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth
but you didn’t do it
Now you leave with zero oh nothing
Now you leave with zero oh nada
Now you leave with zero
You see it pays to tell the truth