"White Liar" Is A Moderate Up-Tempo Song Backed Primarily By Steel Guitar. The Female Narrator In The Song Describes Confronting Her Man For Cheating Whom She Refers To As Being A "white Liar" For Deceiving Her — A Reference To The Term "white Lie" Or A Small Harmless Lie Also She Ends Up Telling The Truth That She's A White Liar As Well And She's Been "playing" Him Like He's Been "playing' Her. Hey White Liar Truth Comes Out A Little At A Time And It Spread Just Like A Fire Slips Off Your Tongue Just Like Turpentine And I Don't Know Why White Liar In The Song's Bridge She States That She Has Been Telling White Lies To Him As Well.