A working day to long when everything goes wrong And a boss who don't know I'm alive I once had a notion I'd get that promotion, but now I barley survive A wife to demanding with no understanding Of why I stay dead on my feet A dimly lit tavern a willing young woman Are some of the reasons I cheat The hair that I'm losing and a women who's choosing To lay sound asleep by my side The bills they are mounting thats when I start counting On someone to help sooth my pride A lady that knows me affection she shows me and a smile so easy and sweet The dreams that I've buried the load that I've carried Are some of the reasons I cheat My children keep on growing me age keeps on showing Like all of my old friends I meet So I'm getting older my life's growing colder Just some of the reasons I cheat Yes I'm getting older my life's growing colder Just some of the reasons I cheat