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AFTER A WOMAN CHEATS
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
I. after a woman cheats,
no matter how many times
you wash the sheets,
they'll never be clean.
II. the air contains his breath,
even the garden
smells of death
and will never be green.
III. the loving that we make,
it all feels like
a second take
in a second-rate show.
IV. and every word we say,
these walls have heard
on another day,
like an old radio.
BRIDGE A: I'll start a conversation
with pictures on the wall.
anything is better
than seeing what I saw.
V. I lie awake at night,
more alone
with you by my side
than when you're away.
BRIDGE B: three of us together
is one of us too many.
once I had a future,
but now I don't have any.
ENDING: after a woman,
after a woman,
after a woman cheats.
© Copyright 2004 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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