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 knowShe's the best thing in this life
Why she worships the ground that he walks on
She waits up for him at night and worries
Until he's safely home
And she always believes his stories about working overtime
And in 20 years beside him cheatins never crossed her mindAw but it crossed his
Early last summer
In a person of a neighbor that 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 theres no easy way
So he lays down with his lover
And silently he praysNow 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 knowIn his heart and soul
He knew he was playing a game he could never win
But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet
Why it was sweet enough to make him risk it all again
And now he's givin up on lookin for a way
To fight the feeling
So he prays this simple pray
And hope it makes it past the hotel ceilingNow 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
Songwriters
Aldridge, Walt / Henderson, BillyPublished by
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