NOW I LAY ME DOWN
TO CHEAT
ON THE WOMAN
I LOVE SO
AND IF I DIE
BETWEEN THESE SHEETS
I PRAY TO GOD
SHE'LL NEVER KNOW
SHE'S THE BEST THING
IN HIS LIFE
WHY SHE WORSHIPS
THE GROUND
THAT HE WALKS ON
SHE WAITS UP FOR HIM
ALL NIGHT
AND WORRIES
UNTIL HE'S SAFELY HOME
AND SHE ALWAYS
BELIEVES HIS STORIES
ABOUT WORKING
OVERTIME
AND IN TWENTY YEARS
BESIDE HIM
CHEATIN'S
NEVER CROSSED
HER MIND
AW BUT IT CROSSED HIS
EARLY LAST SUMMER
IN THE PERSON
OF A NEIGHBOR
SHE STILL CALLS HER
FRIEND
AND WITH A LITTLE PUSH
FROM DRINKIN'
ONE TOO MANY
ONE NIGHT IN THE FALL
HE GAVE IN
AND NOW
HE WISHES
HE COULD STOP HIMSELF
BUT THERE'S NO EASY
WAY
SO HE LAYS DOWN
WITH HIS LOVER
AND SILENTLY HE PRAYS
NOW I LAY ME DOWN
TO CHEAT
ON THE WOMAN
I LOVE SO
AND IF I DIE
BETWEEN THESE SHEETS
I PRAY TO GOD
SHE'LL NEVER KNOW
IN HIS HEART AND SOUL
HE KNEW
THAT HE WAS PLAYING
A GAME
HE COULD NEVER WIN
BUT YOU KNOW
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
IS SWEET
WHY IT WAS SWEET
ENOUGH
TO MAKE HIM RISK IT ALL
AGAIN
AND NOW HE'S GIVEN UP
ON LOOKIN'
FOR A WAY
TO FIGHT THE FEELIN'
SO HE PRAYS
THIS SIMPLE PRAYER
IN HOPES
IT MAKES IT PAST
THE MOTEL CEILIN'
NOW I LAY ME DOWN
TO CHEAT
ON THE WOMAN
I LOVE SO
AND IF I DIE
BETWEEN THESE SHEETS
I PRAY TO GOD
SHE'LL NEVER KNOW