From the recording Couple Things
Lyrics
Verse 1
I’d get home late at night, tell her I was with the guys
At the Drop-In bar having a beer
She asked my friend thought he’d know he, replied most nights I didn’t show
Like I used to, just what she feared
Chorus
She knew I lied she knew I cheated, she saw things she couldn’t unsee, she
Tried to tell herself the fault was hers
And then pretended she believed, my every stinking word, cuz she
Loved me more than I Deserved
Verse 2
She saw me stray, saw me fall, I didn’t tell the truth at all
She wouldn’t ask, prayed for me instead
She took our marriage vows to heart, to have and hold and never part
Till death like the preacher said
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Our marriage lasted fifty years though she knew what she knew
Only cuz that woman’s love was strong enough for two
(I’m) Hoping she forgives the guy who made her live that way
Every time she sees me at her grave
Final Chorus
She knew I lied she knew I cheated, she saw things she couldn’t unsee, she
Tried to tell herself the fault was hers
She kept the truth a quiet secret all her days on earth, cuz she
Loved me more than I deserved
Outro
She loved me, despite
My every stinking word