Story Behind The Song

made it up on a country road late at night in oklahoma, usa

Song Description

married man regrets cheating on wife and now feels the hot flame go cold

Lyrics

the day i got married my daddy said to me
look at her, ain't she cute, ain't she sweet
and she's all you'll ever need, you don't need to cheat.

cause if you light that fire, and you play that game,
and you light your life by the cheatin flame,
you just might find out some day
that it ain't so pretty like it was today.

but when i see that girl, such a beautiful thing, and i know life is short and the dark prize it brings,
it makes me want to hold her, give her a call,
i want to hold her close and let the blue stars fall.

all my life i tried to do whats right. i went to work,
took my bath and brushed my teeth every night,
you know thats right.

i feel so in love, but i feel like a fool...
knowing a fire so hot can only cool.
but we had such a good time, till the moon was low,
but now my hands are shaking and my heart is cold, cause,
its just a cheatin flame, just a cheatin flame

and now the night that was so tender and warm
just seems lost and hopeless and dark, wasted and wrong...

cause i've crossed the line, and i've played the game,
and i've walked by the light of the cheatin flame,
and from where i stand, here on the other side,
i feel so cold, i think my dad was right, it's just a cheatin flame
just a cheatin flame...just a cheatin flame...