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You Lie When You're A Teenager, I Think, Because Your Parents Are Treating You Like You're Younger And You - In Your Mind - Think That You're So Much Older. You Make Up All Of These Lies Because You Think It's What You Should Do.

-Shay Mitchell

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You Lie When You're

Shay Mitchell

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You Lie When You're A Teenager, I Think, Because Your Parents Are Treating You Like You're Younger And You - In Your Mind - Think That You're So Much Older. You Make Up All Of These Lies Because You Think It's What You Should Do.

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