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Words and music by Rhoda Daniel, © 1991

I was married once many years ago,
To a man both handsome and smart.
But he had problems I just couldn't handle,
Had to let him go to salvage my heart.
I'd hurry off early to work each mornin',
And leave him sleepin' in bed.
Each day I'd hope he'd find a job or a mission,
But he'd stay home watchin' T.V. instead!

Chorus:

What a way to love a woman

What a way to spend a life

What a way to make a livin'

Makin' nothin' but strife

The good there was was pure beautiful,
At first I loved the married game.
To have a man for my own to be lovin',
I thought better than wealth or fame.
We'd sing and play our guitars at night,
Dreamin' of what we could do.
But he spent every penny before I could make it;
We were always two paychecks too few.

(Chorus)

Bridge:

But the good didn't last very long for us;

He couldn't keep up the disguise.

The dark side inside him took over his thinkin'

Til all I got was lies.

He'd even lie about makin' love,

promisin' night after night...

But each night he'd stay up til the wee hours of morning

watchin' T.V. until it was light.

I've never looked back - only felt thankful,
Though I hated the thought of divorce.
But his temper was dangerous, perhaps even deadly,
And his love didn't keep him from force.
I learned that my life had a worth and a value,
Outside the married game.
As much as I wanted my own man for lovin',
I just couldn't handle the pain.

(Chorus)