Good Wife

   He comes on over    wants to drown his sorrows on the    two-seat sofa    and some whiskey in a bottle.    Broken tears with    the weight of the world on his shoulders.   Oh my god Sam   what’s happened to your senses?    Why she’s just left with his 2-year-old daughter.    To live to Acapulco with some idiot    she met a couple months ago.    I wish I could tell you that...    If it was me I would be a good wife.    I would never doubt you    ours would be a good life.    We could be better than so many.    I would never stress you    about bringing home the plenty.   For all these things another life we’ll    have to wait.    Our life could be perfect if only God    had wanted it.   But you’ll never know it.    We’ll get old.    Let’s not talk about it    rest your head upon my shoulder.   You’ll never know   You’ll never know    You’ll never know the good life    You’ll never know the good life    You’ll never know the good life    Somebody once told me that    there are watchers and   there are do’ers in this world.   Guess I’m a watcher    not by choice    it’s just what I was told.    We’re just two friends   it’s not a risky situation.    I wish I could tell you that...    If it was me I would be a good wife.    I would never doubt you    ours would be a good life.    We could be better than so many.    I would never stress you    about bringing home the plenty.   For all these things another life we’ll    have to wait.    Our life could be perfect if only God    had wanted it.    But you’ll never know it.    We’ll get old.    Let’s not talk about it    rest your head upon my shoulder.   You’ll never know   You’ll never know    You’ll never know the good life    You’ll never know the good life    You’ll never know the good life    Rest your head upon my shoulder    (I’m so tired to conceal)    now that life’s a little colder.    (I could love you simply)    Even if you’ll never know    (Wouldn’t leave if it was me)    my love will never run away like the sunshine    return only with just the good times.   For all these things another life we’ll    have to wait.    Our life could be perfect if only God    had wanted it.   But you’ll never know it.    We’ll get old.    Let’s not talk about it    rest your head upon my shoulder.   You’ll never know   You’ll never know    You’ll never know the good life    You’ll never know the good life   You’ll never know the good life