Cold Hard Facts Of Life — текст песни (Stonewall Jackson)

I got back in town a day before I`d planned to
I smiled and said I`ll sure surprise my wife
I don`t think I`ll phone I`ll just head on home
For I didn`t know the cold hard facts of life
I passed a little winestore on the corner I pictured big champagne by candle light
I stopped the car right then got out and hurried in
My mind not on the cold hard facts of life
A stranger stood there laughing by the counter
He said I`ll take two bottles of your best
Her husband`s out of town and there`s a party
He winkled as if to say you know the rest
I left the store two steps behind the stranger
From there to my house his car stayed in sight
But it wasn`t till he turned into my drive that I learned
I was witnessing the cold hard facts of life
I drove around the block till I was dizzy
Each time the noise came louder from within
And then I saw our bottle there beside me
I drank a fifth of courage and walked in
Lord you should`ve seen their frantic faces
They screamed and cried please put away that knife
I guess I`ll go to hell or I`ll rot here in this cell
But who told who the cold hard facts of life
Friend who told who the cold hard facts of life