BETRAYAL
©2017 music and words by John R. Black, ℗42nd Street Music Seattle
I’m alone in this room
Lights are all dim
Drinks about gone
Where do I begin?
Do you care about my story?
Well I’ll give it to you straight
Don’t ask no questions
I am near hell's gate
(Chorus:)
I’ll sum it up right now
In a single dirty word
It’s called betrayal
I’m sure you’ve heard
She was all I ever wanted
She was young and so pure
She said, “Oh how I love you
You can be very sure”
I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you forever
Then she betrayed me
slept with my best friend
I said, “Go to hell baby,
This has got to end”
She begged for me to take her back
She said, “Oh honey please!
I’ll love you forever
and that you can believe”
(Chorus)
She said, “Please forgive me.
I deserve a second chance.
We will just bury the hatchet
and restart this romance
I said, “Go to hell, baby.
This has got to end.
The love affair is over
Let’s not pretend”
So you heard my story
and I gave it to you straight
You can figure out the ending
I’m knockin’ at hell’s gate
I’m knockin’ at hell’s gate
(Chorus)