"A Tender Lie" is a song written by Randy Sharp, and recorded by American country music band Restless Heart.
It was released in September 1988 as the second single from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town.
The song was the group's sixth consecutive number one, their sixth overall, and ultimately their final number one on the country chart.
[1] The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in late 1988.
R&B group The Three Degrees recorded a cover of the song for their 1989 album Three Degrees...And Holding and Dolly Parton recorded a bluegrass cover on her 2001 album Little Sparrow.