G5 E5 D5 
He calls from a hotel in downtown Dallas 
G5 E5 D5 
Says he won't be home for three more days 
C5 D5 G5 E5 
She gets so lonely in her Houston hill top palace 
F5 D5 
Talking to her self as their two-year-old plays 
G5 E5 D5 
She rocks the baby to sleep then gets in bed 
G5 E5 D5 
Reads romance novels of a love she once had  
C5 D5 G5 E5  
She closes her eyes and dreams about the man 
F5 C5 D5 
Who gave her more than money and a call now and then  
C5 G5 D5 
As the shine on her diamond starts to fade 
C5 E5 D5 
She recalls the promises they made 
C5 D5 G5 E5 
But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks 
C5 D5 G5 
She's stuck between a rock and a heartache 
G5 E5 D5   
She tries to keep busy with her everyday routines 
G5 E5 D5 
Soap operas in the afternoons, after she cleans  
C5 D5 G5 E5  
As she wipes off a picture frame from their wedding day  
F5 D5 
She wonders if he asked her again what would she say  
B5 C5 G5  
She feels like she's stranded somewhere in no man's land 
F5 D5 
Cause her life is like a prisoner's chained to a wedding band