| A Tender Lie | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Restless Heart |
| Album: | Big Dreams in a Small Town |
| B-Side: | "This Time"[1] |
| Released: | September 1988 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:29 |
| Label: | RCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart |
| Prev Title: | The Bluest Eyes in Texas |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Big Dreams in a Small Town |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"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. The single went to number one for one week.[1]
The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in late 1988.
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 99 |
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.