Lyrics: Promises

(John Lindsey - Randy Travis)

Cheap perfume and painted faces fallen angels fill the places
Where I go when my troubles bring me down
And all the lies, I know they'll tell me and the time that they will sell me
For a while, I'll be the biggest man in town.

Back at home in bed she's crying for her love for me is dying
But she'll pray I make it safely through the night
When the morning sun starts showing to her bedside I'll be going
And she'll hold me while I face the morning light.

And I'll make promises, promises to change
I'll make her promises, swear I'll rearrange
And I'll start giving all the love she needs
If only she will stay.

And once again she'll reassure me and I believe her love will cure me
and I'll fall asleep with tears on my face
And I know she's just a woman and her love can't last forever
And someday soon, I know she'll leave without a trace.

For broken promises will tear her dreams apart
Just token promises will someday break her heart,
And for the last time she'll hold me when I cry
And while I'm sleeping she'll quietly say goodbye...