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