I Did the Right Thing
Choosing Home Over Heartache: I Did the Right Thing by Johnny Paycheck
Lyrics
I pull into my driveway
I arrive at my home
While the day is slowly dying in the west
As the day is coming to an end in the western sky
I look in that direction
I gaze in that direction
To the setting sun and the one who loved me best
Towards the setting sun and the one who loved me the most
We cried and said goodbye
We cried and parted ways
Seems like a million years ago or was it yesterday?
Feels like a long time ago or maybe just yesterday
She swore she'd always love me
She promised eternal love
God, I wonder if she still feels that way
I wonder if that commitment still exists
I did the right thing
I made the correct decision
I did the right thing
I made the right choice
I went back to my wife
I returned to my wife
Straightened out my life
Sorted out my life
I did the right thing
I made the right decision
I walk in to the house
I enter the house
And hear small voices singing, "Daddy's here"
Hearing the children's voices singing about my arrival
The lady of the house puts down the beer she's drinking
The woman of the house stops drinking her beer
And says, "Hello, dear"
Greets me with "Hello, dear"
While we make small talk
Engaging in small talk
My mind takes a long walk back to someone else
My thoughts drift back to someone else
And I close my eyes and repeat those little lies
I close my eyes, repeating comforting lies
I often tell myself
Lies I often tell myself
I did the right thing
I made the right decision
I did the right thing
I made the right choice
I went back to my wife
I returned to my wife
Straightened out my life
Sorted out my life
Lord, I did the right thing
I made the right decision
My face is wet with teardrops
My face is wet with tears
I fumble for my wrist watch, it's half past three
I reach for my wristwatch, it's 3:30 AM
Once more I was dreaming of the woman
Once again, I dream of the woman
Who once said she'd die for me
Who once pledged to sacrifice her life for me
But I did what was right
I did what was morally right
And it hurts me every night now that she's gone
Yet, the pain lingers every night now that she's gone
And all my friends are proud
My friends commend me
'Cause I gave her up to save my home
For sacrificing her to salvage my home
I did the right thing
I made the right decision
Sure, I did the right thing
Indeed, I made the right choice
I went back to my wife
I returned to my wife
Straightened out my life
Sorted out my life
I did the right thing
I made the right decision
I did the right thing
I made the right choice
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