I Let Her Lie - Wikipedia I Let Her Lie `` I Let Her Lie '' Single by Daryle Singletary from the album Daryle Singletary B - side `` Ordinary Heroes '' Released July 17, 1995 Format CD single Genre Country Length 2 : 58 Label Giant Songwriter ( s ) Tim Johnson Producer ( s ) James Stroud, Randy Travis, David Malloy Daryle Singletary singles chronology `` I 'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations '' ( 1995 ) `` I Let Her Lie '' ( 1995 ) `` Too Much Fun '' ( 1996 ) `` I 'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations '' ( 1995 ) `` I Let Her Lie '' ( 1995 ) `` Too Much Fun '' ( 1996 ) `` I Let Her Lie '' is a song written by Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album Daryle Singletary. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 4.1 Year - end charts 5 References 6 External links Content The song is about a man struggling with his lover 's infidelities. Critical reception Larry Flick, a writer for Billboard magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that Singletary has a `` stone country voice that does justice to the lyric, as pain turns to resignation. '' Music video The music video was directed by Steven T. Miller with R. Brad Murano and premiered in mid-1995. Chart performance `` I Let Her Lie '' debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 29, 1995. Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 37 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 70 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 314. Jump up ^ Billboard, July 22, 1995 Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2817. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Daryle Singletary -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Daryle Singletary. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995 ''. RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1995 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Daryle Singletary Studio albums Daryle Singletary All Because of You Ai n't It the Truth That 's Why I Sing This Way Straight from the Heart Rockin ' in the Country Compilations Now and Again Notable singles `` I 'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations '' `` I Let Her Lie '' `` Too Much Fun '' `` Amen Kind of Love '' `` The Note '' `` I Knew I Loved You '' `` I 'd Love to Lay You Down '' This 1990s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Let_Her_Lie&oldid=776922962 '' Categories : 1995 singles 1995 songs Daryle Singletary songs Song recordings produced by David Malloy Song recordings produced by James Stroud Giant Records ( Warner ) singles Songs written by Tim Johnson ( songwriter ) 1990s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 April 2017, at 04 : 43. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song i let her lie
Answer: Tim Johnson,