(Carly Simon)
In a small moment
She accepted credit for something she did not do

She said she'd done the water color in her bedroom
But it was done by a friend from school
Just a little lie

No one would discover
At least not very soon


In a small moment
Just a little lie
When she wasn't looking it just slipped on by


In a small moment
In a restaurant where she worked the late night shift

She short changed a sailor and made five
You could never really call it a theft
Just a little lie

Swept up in her apron and kept as a well deserved gift
In a small moment
Just a little lie

When she wasn't looking it just slipped on by

In a small moment

She cheated on her lover and placed it in the back of her
mind
As long as nobody knew the truth about her

It could never really be unkind
Just a little lie
That slipped beside her as she tossed and turned in her

alibis

In a small moment

Just a little lie
When she wasn't looking it just slipped on by
Just a little lie

When she wasn't looking it jsut slipped on by
Slipped on by