I don’t mind, rushing through traffic just to get dinner ready in time 
And I, don’t mind, calling when I’m late just to give you peace of mind
And I, don’t mind, you staying out all night long hanging with the guys
But I do mind, when you look me right dead in the eye and you tell me lies
You see it pays to tell the truth 
Look at what you had to loose 
Should think before you do, did you not know the rules? 
You see it pays to tell the truth, feel so sorry for you 
You could've had it all, too bad you gotta fall 
Now you leave, now you leave with zero (nothing) 
Now you leave with zero (nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it 
Now you live with zero (nothing) 
Now you leave with zero (oh nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth 
Oh why I tried, giving you chances just to get your act right 
And I, I tried, everything from praying to breaking things 
For getting out of line 
Those tears I've cried, they hurts so deep inside 
That almost drained me dry 
But now, it’s time, for you to man up cause I’m taking back what’s mine
You see it pays to tell the truth look at what you had to loose 
Should think before you do, did you not know the rules? 
You see it pays to tell the truth, feel so sorry for you 
You could have had it all, too bad you gotta fall 
Now you leave, now you leave with zero (nothing) 
Now you leave with zero (nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it 
Now you leave with zero (nothing) 
Now you leave with zero (oh nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth 
I lie just to protect you, never to disrespect you 
Cause what we have was so 38 special 
And it was times that I heard niggas test you 
But I ain’t even ask, I was just waiting to catch you 
But you caught me and everything was on me 
It was time to face the music, everything was on key 
And them lies sounded good, didn’t it 
Now you sick of me, now I’m supposed to leave with zero, is you kidding me?
One minus one equals none 
And if you gonna live then you might live with some 
But you gonn think about me every time you see my son 
And I’ma think about you every time I see the sun, in the morning 
It’s gonna be times we get caught up in the moment 
But don’t turn your back on your man you belong with 
Cause if you loose then I loose too 
But if you cool then I’m cool too 
Now you leave, now you leave with zero (with nothing) 
Now you leave with zero, (oh nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it 
Now you leave with zero, (oh nothing) 
Now you leave with zero (oh nada) 
Now you leave with zero 
You see it pays to tell the truth