Cold Hard Facts Of Life-Porter Wagoner

[ti:Cold Hard Facts Of Life] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:Greatest Country Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.34]Cold Hard Facts Of Life - Porter Wagoner [00:01.88]Written by：Mc Daniel/Mel Houston [00:02.91] [00:08.18]I got back in town a day before I'd planned to [00:13.44] [00:15.93]I smiled and said I'll sure surprise my wife [00:20.28] [00:23.82]I don't think I'll phone I'll just head on home [00:29.28] [00:30.72]For I didn't know the cold hard facts of life [00:35.21] [00:38.15]I passed a little wine store on the corner [00:42.33] [00:45.63]I pictured big champagne by candle light [00:49.69] [00:53.04]I stopped the car right then got out and hurried in [00:59.27] [01:00.63]My mind not on the cold hard facts of life [01:04.80] [01:07.84]A stranger stood there laughing by the counter [01:12.56] [01:15.29]He said I'll take two bottles of your best [01:19.51] [01:22.56]Her husband's out of town and there's a party [01:26.70] [01:30.02]He winkled as if to say you know the rest [01:34.92] [01:37.09]I left the store two steps behind the stranger [01:41.55] [01:44.47]From there to my house his car stayed in sight [01:48.89] [01:51.83]But it wasn't till he turned into my drive that I learned [01:58.47] [01:59.14]I was witnessing the cold hard facts of life [02:03.65] [02:06.70]I drove around the block till I was dizzy [02:11.22] [02:13.80]Each time the noise came louder from within [02:18.20] [02:21.29]And then I saw our bottle there beside me [02:26.15] [02:28.60]And I drank a fifth of courage and walked in [02:33.28] [02:36.50]Lord you should've seen their frantic faces [02:40.35] [02:43.58]They screamed and cried please put away that knife [02:48.14] [02:51.14]I guess I'll go to hell or I'll rot here in this cell [02:57.15] [02:58.43]But who taught who the cold hard facts of life [03:02.42] [03:05.71]Who taught who the cold hard facts of life