Good People Do Bad Things

If you said, "Swear on my soul"

I could not guarantee

I would not want to lie to you

But a liar never cheats

Now I dodged every situation

That brought him near to me

I was lying to my best friend

I'm not where I'd said I'd be

It was a late, late night, we were trying

Not to do the wrong thing, the wrong, wrong thing

So don't look at me that way

Everybody makes those mistakes

People, people, people

Oh, oh

Good people do bad things

People, people, people

Oh, oh

Good people do bad things

We tell some lies, we cross the lines

We make our peace and then we overcome

People do bad things

Good people do bad things

Now you come to me with tears in your eyes

Eyes that don't look up

You can't even bear to say it out loud

But I can read you like a book (Like a book)

Ask yourself why you're upset

And beating yourself up

You've broken your own heart

And that's the proof that shows you're good

When it's a late, late night and you're crying

That you've done the wrong thing, the wrong, wrong thing

I'll never look at you that way

My love, you're going to make mistakes

Will never look at you that way

People, people, people

Oh, oh

Good people do bad things

People, people, people

Oh, oh

Good people do bad things

We tell those lies, we cross the lines

We make our peace and then we overcome

People do bad things

Good people do bad things

Good people do bad things

It was a late, late night, we were trying

Not to do the wrong thing, the wrong, wrong thing

It was a late, late night, we were trying

Not to do the wrong thing, the wrong, wrong thing

It was a late, late night, we were trying

To do the wrong thing

It was a late, late night, we were trying

Not to do the wrong thing

If you ever make fire

Oh, oh

You can blame it on me

Good people do bad things

People, people, people

Oh, oh

Good people do bad things

If you ever need a liar

Oh, oh

You can lay it on me

Good people do bad things

People do bad things

Good people do bad things