Well, I'll tell a tale of Isabel And that boy that she loved so And that cheatin' man that they let go
He would come home when the sun would rise If he'd ever came at all And he'd tell a story, talk talk talk
Well, She gonna wait all night 'Cause she's a faithful wife And that man is doing wrong, wrong, wrong
I can see that you've been cryin' by the dampness of your face For a moment let me plead my case
I was booked for drunk in public and six or seven counts of loitering and my misdoubts
Well I plead and I plead Every word that I said Made that ol' judge just gave me home
I sat next to a crazy man Tellin' Tales of Vietnam And he'd wouldn't leave my ass alone
Well I tried and I tried And I cried and I cried But that ol' dog won't let me go
And I stood there thinking in my cell About my boy and Isabel And how I'm gonna change my life
Well I got a call from Ms. Long She told me that you'd done me wrong This boy and me are long, long gone She saw you with that girl again The one you said was just a friend This friend of yours is half your age
Well I'm gonna wait all night Cause I'm a faithful wife And this boy and me are long long gone
She sat there with the coldest stare The truth if forming in her hair And her foot went through that hardwood floor
Well I know when you lied I could see it in your eyes