Released: February 13, 1993
Featuring: Vince Gill
Songwriter: Donna Terry Weiss Kim Carnes
Producer: Reba McEntire Tony Brown
[Verse 1: Reba McEntire]
Looking back over the years
Of all the things I've always meant to say
But the words didn't come easily
So many times through empty fears
Of all the nights I tried to pick up the phone
So scared of who might be answering
[Pre-Chorus: Reba McEntire]
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight
Just gives me away
[Chorus: Both & Reba McEntire]
Because the heart won't lie
Sometimes life gets in the way
But there's one thing that won't change
I know I've tried
The heart won't lie
You can live your alibi
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise
The heart won't lie
[Verse 2: Vince Gill]
Long after tonight
Will you still hear my voice through the radio
Old desires make us act carelessly
Long after tonight, after the fire
After the scattered ashes fly
Through the four winds blown and gone
Will you come back to me?
[Pre-Chorus: Vince Gill]
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight
Just gives me away
[Chorus: Both, Vince Gill, & Reba McEntire]
Because the heart won't lie
Sometimes life gets in the way
But there's one thing that won't change
I know I've tried
The heart won't lie
You can live your alibi
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise
The heart won't lie
The heart won't lie
Looking back over the years
Of all the things I've always meant to say
But the words didn't come easily
So many times through empty fears
Of all the nights I tried to pick up the phone
So scared of who might be answering
[Pre-Chorus: Reba McEntire]
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight
Just gives me away
[Chorus: Both & Reba McEntire]
Because the heart won't lie
Sometimes life gets in the way
But there's one thing that won't change
I know I've tried
The heart won't lie
You can live your alibi
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise
The heart won't lie
[Verse 2: Vince Gill]
Long after tonight
Will you still hear my voice through the radio
Old desires make us act carelessly
Long after tonight, after the fire
After the scattered ashes fly
Through the four winds blown and gone
Will you come back to me?
[Pre-Chorus: Vince Gill]
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight
Just gives me away
[Chorus: Both, Vince Gill, & Reba McEntire]
Because the heart won't lie
Sometimes life gets in the way
But there's one thing that won't change
I know I've tried
The heart won't lie
You can live your alibi
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise
The heart won't lie
The heart won't lie
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- It’s Your Call (1992)
- Souvenirs (1995)
- Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba (Europe) (1998)
- Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba (Canada) (1998)
- Greatest Hits Volume III: I’m a Survivor (2001)
- Reba #1's (2005)
- Love Revival (2008)
- 50 Greatest Hits (2008)
- ICON (2017)
Reba McEntire popular songs
- Softly and Tenderly
- Back to God (Duet)
- Mary Did You Know? (Group)
- Silent Night (Group)
- Love Somebody
- Sweet Music Man
- The Heart Won’t Lie
- Starting Over Again
- Back Before The War
- If I Fell
- When You Love Someone Like That
- Because of You
- Every Other Weekend
- Sleeping With The Telephone
- The Only Promise That Remains
- Back to God (Acoustic Version)