

Song · Keys Under the Mat
Can't Lie
“Can't Lie” is track 20 on Rob Matare's R&B album Keys Under the Mat, released October 9, 2026. R&B for everyone who built a house across the ocean: one suitcase, one empty chair and a key left under the mat for whoever comes home.
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“Can't Lie” lyrics
Can't lie (can't lie)
Girl, you got me now
Can't lie (can't lie)
Girl, you got me now
Can't lie (can't lie)
Don't even know how
Told my friends I was playing it cool
Told myself I was nobody's fool
But you walk in with that easy smile
And my whole cool game gone out of style
Never used to catch a feeling half this fast
But this one hit me and it's built to last
I can't front and I can't pretend
Can't lie, you got me, girl, again
Your name's still saved with a little star
On the cracked-glass phone in my old car
Oh, I could play it smooth and act like I don't care
But your name's the only thing that's in the air
So I'm putting all my cards on the table now
Can't lie, you got me and I don't know how
Can't lie, girl, you got me now
Played it cool but I don't know how
You the only name lighting up my phone
Can't lie, I don't wanna be alone
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Every wall I built come tumbling down
Can't lie, you got me now
Left you on read for a minute or two
Trying to act like I'm hard to pursue
But I'm typing and deleting half the night
Can't play it cool when I'm feeling right
My boys calling 'cause they see me glow
The tough guy melting like an ice cream cone
So I'm done with the game and the cool disguise
Can't lie, you're my sweet surprise
Saved your voice note just to hear you speak
Play it back at least ten times a week
Oh, I could play it smooth and act like I don't care
But your name's the only thing that's in the air
So I'm putting all my cards on the table now
Can't lie, you got me and I don't know how
I kept the ticket stub from my first show
Fold it in my wallet soft and low
Every time I open it to pay
I see your name and I lose my way
Can't lie, girl, you got me now
Played it cool but I don't know how
You the only name lighting up my phone
Can't lie, I don't wanna be alone
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Every wall I built come tumbling down
Can't lie, you got me now
I had a whole speech about staying free
About how nobody was tying down me
Then you laughed at my joke with that easy sound
And the whole free speech turned into sand
So here's the honest truth, plain and loud
Can't lie, you got me now
Can't lie, you got me now
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Every wall come tumbling down
Can't lie, you got me now
Every wall I built come tumbling down
Can't lie, you the best in town
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Can't lie (can't lie)
Can't lie (you and I)
Every wall I built come tumbling down
Can't lie, you got me now
Can't lie, girl, you got me now
Played it cool but I don't know how
You the only name lighting up my phone
Can't lie, I don't wanna be alone
Can't lie (can't lie)
Girl, you got me now
Can't lie (can't lie)
Girl, you got me now
Can't lie (can't lie)
Don't even know how
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Keys Under the Mat
- 1Cardboard Castle3:59
- 2The Metronome4:14
- 3The Last Page Was Blank4:45
- 4One More Chorus5:39
- 5Keys Under the Mat5:34
- 6Steel in the Spine5:00
- 7Let the Light Stay4:50
- 8Hold the Floor3:49
- 9Zahra, You Left With the Moon4:17
- 10One Chair Empty3:11
- 11We Made It Right3:29
- 12Restart My Heart3:33
- 13Room for Joy3:34
- 14Built a House Across the Ocean3:48
- 15First Snow Video3:32
- 16Perfectly Unmade3:29
- 17Last Year's Sneakers3:49
- 18One Suitcase3:51
- 19Hair Grows Back3:11
- 21Round We Go4:15
- 22Borderless3:00
- 23Slow on the Cobblestone4:10
- 24Number by Heart4:36