The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Huge fields of gas shale are believed to lie under the Appalachian Mountains, Michigan and the south-central states.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

I want to lie down." Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

But many reporters did. In time,however, an investigative reporter discovered that the whole story was a lie.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

For instance,even native speakers are often not sure when to use "lie" and when to use "lay."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The ends of each piece of cloth lie in the water so the cloth stays wet.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

It was a lie Soapy Smith used to take money from people who passed through Skagway.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

And sometimes people are honestly mistaken. Sometimes people come in and lie and people are convicted.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

"This is not any place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick,"

VOA: special.2009.08.01

The gangs in our barrio are awake. I lie on the ground covering my head."

VOA: special.2010.06.21

He would lie on a soft blanket decorated with wild flowers the men would bring.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

As a boy George Washington supposedly told his father: "I cannot tell a lie.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Was my Princess Dejah Thoris alive or did she lie cold in death?

VOA: special.2010.07.31