i couldn't make a change
i might have known you
had found
another love
i sat at home all night
bask in the lonely pale
of my bedstand light

but through a tear in a curtain
in a cheap motel
i saw with jealous eyes
you made the call to lie
deceptively yours

i saw a black cloud
i didn't hear a sound
only the shell on the ground
there was a scream somewhere
and in the thick night air
i put the pedal down
as the sirens wailed
and i sat alone and prayed
not knowing what was to come

chorus

i tried not to believe
the scene that i could see
it felt like days passed by
before i turned away
i felt a dizzy sway
and the gun in my hand
stood before a judge

he cleared his throat to say
i won't give you no bail
shackled with chains or love
i knew that i had bought
my own coffin nails

i hear your sweet voice caling
out my name
as i stare from a six foot cell
and from beyond i heard the words
deceptively yours