Half Truths

LUCKY: Life is rarely ever black or white
Even rarely wrong or right
Everything is in the grey!

FRANK: It's not a lie
The better word is, um, hmm
LUCKY: A clever euphemism!
FRANK & LUCKY: It's all in what you say!

All the details are only for the old
Lies are simply stories poorly told
Take the truth and break it into two
There you go
You've got two half truths

(PINOCCHIO: I still don't understand)
(What's a eu-phe, eu-phe...)
(LUCKY: Euphemism!)
(FRANK: It's like this. Eh, that's not a flood ah!)
(LUCKY: Then what is it?)
(FRANK: It's called seasonal ponding!)
(Understand or not?)

(LUCKY: Aiyoh, it's not that your flat is too small. It's good for...)
(FRANK & LUCKY: Family bonding!)

(FRANK: Eh eh eh, don't anyhow say lockdown ah. It's just a...)
(FRANK & LUCKY: Circuit Breaker!)

LUCKY: It's a skill of poets and magicians
Kings and politicians
As oily as they're smooth!
FRANK: Skip the facts that trouble and annoy you
That threaten to destroy you
Be selective with the truth!

LUCKY: Bend it, stretch it
Keep it nice and broad
FRANK: Fudge it, hedge it
Just a little shy of fraud
FRANK & LUCKY: Blur the edges
Keep it nice and smooth
Nothing bad about a good half truth!

(PINOCCHIO: So, it's not a lie, but a...)
FRANK & LUCKY: Good half truth!