The Cold Hard Facts of Life-Porter Wagoner

[ti:The Cold Hard Facts of Life] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:The Essential Porter Wagoner] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Cold Hard Facts of Life - Porter Wagoner [00:08.23]I got back in town a day before I'd planned to [00:14.21] [00:15.65]I smiled and said I'll sure surprise my wife [00:21.13] [00:23.29]I don't think I'll phone I'll just head on home [00:29.26] [00:30.10]For I didn't know the cold hard facts of life [00:35.64] [00:37.30]I passed a little winestore on the corner [00:42.63] [00:44.23]I pictured big champagne by candle light [00:49.36] [00:51.59]I stopped the car right then got out and hurried in [00:57.77] [00:58.93]My mind not on the cold hard facts of life [01:04.32] [01:05.95]A stranger stood there laughing by the counter [01:11.85] [01:13.08]He said I'll take two bottles of your best [01:18.38] [01:20.21]Her husband's out of town and there's a party [01:26.19] [01:27.37]He winkled as if to say you know the rest [01:32.45] [01:34.68]I left the store two steps behind the stranger [01:40.22] [01:41.63]From there to my house his car stayed in sight [01:46.87] [01:48.80]But it wasn't till he turned into my drive that I learned [01:55.25] [01:55.87]I was witnessing the cold hard facts of life [02:01.48] [02:02.97]I drove around the block till I was dizzy each time [02:11.37]The noise came louder from within [02:15.13] [02:16.81]And then I saw our bottle there beside me [02:23.33] [02:24.17]And I drank a fifth of courage and walked in [02:29.49] [02:31.69]Lord you should've seen their frantic faces [02:36.82] [02:38.46]They screamed and cried please put away that knife [02:43.55] [02:45.67]I guess I'll go to hell or I'll rot here in the cell [02:52.16] [02:53.15]But who taught who the cold hard facts of life [02:58.28] [03:00.57]Who taught who the cold hard facts of life