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 [bad word] 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