I guess he's working late again I don't need to wonder where he is But I do He oughta know that by now I know his job takes a lot of him There's not much left for him to give But I need more He oughta know that by now It's not like he's gotta read my mind to know what I'm feelin' after all this time It's just too hard to hold on to what's never around He oughta know that by now He used to promise soon things would change It's been years and it's still the same And that hurts He oughta know that by now I've grown so used to being alone Couldn't be much worse if I were gone And in a way I am He oughta know that by now It's not like he's gotta read my mind to know what I'm feelin' after all this time It's just too hard to hold on to what is never around He oughta know that by now Heart ache and coffee at midnight motels Leaving him was hard as hell But I did And he oughta know that by now I didn't try to explain No goodbye underneath my ring That was all I left He oughta know that by now That was all I left And he oughta know that by now

If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me All the things That we've been through You should understand me Like I understand you Now girl I know the difference Between right and wrong I ain't gonna do nothing To break up our happy home Don't get so excited When I come home A little late at night Cos we only act like children When we argue fuss and fight If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me We've all got our Own funny moods I've got mine, Woman you've got yours too Just trust in me like I trust in you As long as we've been together It should be so easy to do Just get yourself together Or we might as well say goodbye What good is a love affair When you can't see eye to eye If you don't know me by now You will never Never never know me

Woman, woman I know you better Probably even better Than you even know yourself by now Now woman, where do you think you're going? You know you're not going To get any further than your mama's house Before you turn around and come running back I know this and you know that You're just mad and there's a chance A really good chance that I'm wrong again I usually am But girl you know as sure as rain I'm always right about one thing I know a little fight can change I'm your man, you're my woman Woman you know I'm sorry For me being such a sorry Lousy, inconsiderate so and so So woman now that we've got that over How 'bout we skip over the part where you leave me Standing in your dust and start making up Glad to have you back I know this and you know that You're just mad and there's a chance A really good chance that I'm wrong again I usually am But girl you know as sure as rain I'm always right about one thing I know a little fight can change I'm your man, you're my woman I know this and you know that You're just mad and there's a chance A really good chance that I'm wrong again I usually am But girl you know as sure as rain I'm always right about one thing I might be a pain but still the fact remains I'm your man, you're my woman

There's a Bible on the dresser And a sign hung on the door And a woman in my arms who shouldn't be I'm to the point of no returning But I've been here before This cheating life is nothing new to me There's someone to be considered So I call her on the phone And say the job is taking longer than I planned I don't have the heart to tell her That a stranger's turned me on And I'm headed for the broken promise land Tonight I'm crossing over And I'll reach the cheating side And I'll hate myself for coming here again Where the streets are paved with misery And lives are built on lies A place they call the broken promise land I found a note left on the dresser And a key left in the door And on the floor I found her golden wedding band Guess she finally had to tell me She's not waiting anymore She's headed for the broken promise land Tonight she's crossing over And she'll reach the cheating side And I'll hate myself for giving her the chance 'Cause the streets are paved with misery And lives are built on lies A place they call the broken promise land And it's more than I can stand