You said one heart could love more than one,
No hiding when the day is done.
Everybody knows, everybody agrees,
No secret phones, no mystery.
But now you’re changing all the rules,
Calling me jealous, playing me for a fool.
You want the pleasure but not the truth—
That ain’t the life you introduced.
Love who you love, but keep it real,
Don’t play around with how people feel.
If honesty is too high a price,
Don’t bring that mess into my life.
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by,
Poly doesn’t give you permission to lie.
If she doesn’t know and neither do I,
That isn’t freedom—you’re living a lie.
No secret lovers, no alibis,
No sneaking around in a thin disguise.
If you can’t live honest, don’t even try—
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by.
**[Verse 2]**
You can have two women, maybe three,
If everybody entered willingly.
But you can’t make promises you won’t keep,
Then blame the lifestyle when the truth gets deep.
There still are boundaries, there still is trust,
There still is loyalty between all of us.
More than one lover doesn’t mean no rules,
And being open doesn’t make us fools.
**[Pre-Chorus]**
Talk it out before it begins,
Name the boundaries, don’t pretend.
Safe and honest, that’s the key—
Anything less won’t work for me.
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by,
Poly doesn’t give you permission to lie.
If she doesn’t know and neither do I,
That isn’t freedom—you’re living a lie.
No secret lovers, no alibis,
No sneaking around in a thin disguise.
If you can’t live honest, don’t even try—
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by.
If you need more than one to show
There’s no single way to live this life,
But everybody involved should know.
Don’t call cheating “poly”
Just to ease your guilty mind.
Don’t call control an “agreement”
When you’re the only one deciding.
Consent can’t live in darkness,
Trust can’t grow inside a lie.
If your freedom costs me my peace,
Then take your freedom—goodbye.
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by,
Poly doesn’t give you permission to lie.
Love can be open, love can be wide,
But truth still has to live inside.
Respect my body, my heart, and my time,
Honor your agreements and I’ll honor mine.
If you can’t live honest, don’t even try—
If you’re not gonna do right, pass me by.
The poly life can work just fine
When the truth is yours and the truth is mine.
But if you need secrets to get your high—
Keep on walking…
Pass me by.
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