Story Behind The Song

Story of a road musician (or any other occupation that requires lots of travel), lamenting his dual-life, loving two different women...and, the complications that causes him and his family.

Song Description

Traditional (60's, 70's) tragic country song. Melancholy feel, desperate/sad story line.

Lyrics

I only ever see her when we're in another town
Both of our jobs keep us on the road
Whenever we meet up, that woman never lets me down
And it's like we never said goodbye before

I miss the warmth of her body
In that hotel bed
And the sound of her laughter
Still ringing in my head

A man can only have so many people in his life
There's only so much love to go around
There's never mention of my family or my wife
with her we're only living, here and now

And we know that we'll never...
Have our home of our own
And we live like we're after
A love we'll never know

She's making a dishonest man of me
And I'm not helping her get into heaven
We know the ones we hurt are back home waiting patiently
While she's making a dishonest man of me

fate didn't
put us together when we were young and free
But it was fate that put us together just the same
We spend our time together, knowing eventually
The only thing we're gonna be left with is our shame

I miss the warmth of her body
In that hotel bed
And the sound of her laughter
Still ringing in my head

As I sit at the bar, I know she'll soon be by my side
But, everyone is on to our charade
Folks we've know for years are well aware of what we hide
And I might lose every friend I've ever made

And we know that we'll never...
Have our home of our own
And we live like we're after
A love we'll never know

She's making a dishonest man of me
And I'm not helping her get into heaven
We know the ones we hurt are back home waiting patiently
While she's making a dishonest man of me