ok, here's the truth

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there's a look on her face, she's starting to master, and she carefully closes the door, she's been coming home late, with pre-packaged answers, to questions she tries to avoid, now she's talking too fast, and i just have to ask, baby what's all the cloak and dagger for, okay here's the truth, i ran out of gas, & i didn't call cause i thought you'd be mad, so i started to walk, took an hour and a half, to get off that highway and fill up that can, i was hoping that you'd understand, she's getting good with the lies, so good that you wondered, if the rabbit in the hat tricks for real, she turns water into wine, and i'd almost believed her, if her eyes just for once could keep still, now my patience wasting, cause she's late once again, honey tell me what delayed you this time, okay here's the truth, it's gonna sound kind of strange, but i took a new way home from work for a change, it started out fine, til i got to route 9, when an hour away before i realized, i'm sorry i ruined all our plans, i was hoping that you'd understand, and there watching her secretly talking, it is just about all i can bear, now i know why she's been wearing, make-up and caring, so much about changing her hair, the telephone vibrates on the table again, another damn private call coming through, and now she's visibly shaking, and i just feel like taking that phone, throwing it clear across the room, she answers "hello", a mans voice i don't know, says "it's time that you tell him the truth", now i can't take this no more, honey i'm out the door, no, i won't relax, i got my suitcase all packed, what she said next stopped me dead in my trust, okay here's the truth, it's not what you think, the man that you heard is head of oncology, i'm sorry i lied, to you all of those times, i didn't know how to tell you, i might not survive, okay there's the truth, i've got six months to live, i wanted what's best for you and the kids, i promise i'll fight, with all of my might, but if i lose this battle, i lived a good life, so baby just please hold my hand, and tell me that you understand