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 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 mind


Aw 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 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 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 ceiling

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