Patterson Hood - Better Than The Truth lyrics

Billy Ringo always said That fish don't bite You get a break to save my life You get a break for all my life Fell out the window With the gla** bong in his hand On the ground he didn't land On his back with the smoking in his hand Billy Ringo said He nearly crashed his car On the winding roads not far From the house he used to live in Said he fell in the ties Living off the baby But he pulled it out in time And then made it home by five And he said I'm only looking For the second above level A bullsh** I can live with Some things gotta give And I never could stand That son of a b**h there in the mirror Starring back at me Starring back at me Billy Ringo liked To play his music loud Said he never was allowed To become the things He said that he was Destined for the nights Drinking at the bar Talking about a shining star And impended enclave He said I'm only looking For the second above level A bullsh** I can live with Some things gotta give And if I wrote it in a movie It will all be differently And would be better than the truth Better than the truth And last time I saw Billy He was drinking at the bad We went out and made Some small talk, he invited me over And he started giving me All the paintings on his wall Said he wanted me to have them But he wouldn't say what for And if I wrote it in a movie It would end there on the ground Like I said there in the first verse That's how he would be found I would spare the movie goers All the bitter sad details Better than the truth I would spare the movie goers All the bitter sad details Better than the truth