Song Details
- Album Release Date: 1982-01-01
- Album Name: Picture This
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “Tell Me A Little Lie” by Huey Lewis & The News
‘Tell Me A Little Lie’ by Huey Lewis & The News is a catchy, upbeat song about convincing yourself to ignore the red flags in a romantic relationship. It’s about the tendency we have to ignore our own intuition and the signs that something isn’t right, instead choosing to accept rationalizations from our partner or ourselves. The narrator in the song is in a situation where his intuition is telling him one thing but he’s desperately trying to hold onto the relationship and look for any evidence that could support his underlying feelings. He is pleading for just a “little lie,” because he knows it’s better to hear something that finally comforts him than the truth he knows deep down, that the relationship won’t last. The song speaks to the power of emotion and the vulnerability of love—we want to believe what we want to believe, no matter how untrue it may be.