Half Truths

I was caught between a rock and a hard place
My sins paid with interest and thrown in my face
Mama always said I was born with hard ears
She knew one day trouble would come my way
I had a good wife but then I strayed
And I guess this is the price that I now pay
It was the devil’s temptation but it’s me that I blame
So I got played, at my own game

Never lie to my wife that was my rule
I gave her the truth but only in halves,
For a short while I had her fooled
Cheating with a girl from my old school
She called and asked me “where are you”
I said “I’m in Sidney” and it was half true
She said “Australia’s nice but I miss you,
Take care baby, and come back soon.”

One day I came home, just around noon
Called and asked “Kim where are you”
I thought she said “gym” but it was “Jim”
I walked in on Kim kissing him
It was drama that was just beginning

You would think Jim was in a jam
But he looked a bit like Jackie Chan
Fighting him could cause me a lot of harm
Instead I tried to use a bit of charm
But Kim slapped me and said “talk to the hand“
I must say, I felt less than a man
Then I thought maybe this is all God’s plan
And he wants to turn me into a better man
Serving me a hard lesson that I gotta learn

I left the house in a huff to save face
Having been silently kicked out, from my own place
A player played, what a disgrace
A lesson learned ‘til the end of my days
Looking on the bright side, I have to say grace
Happy in the knowledge that it made me change my ways