One Nightstand

Well it ain't home but it'll have to do for a while

Got a fold down bed, two windows on the parking lot

Three plates on the kitchenette, a table and a chair where I can eat

A little black-and-white TV, a shower stall and a bathroom sink

And one two-drawer nightstand, barely enough room to be a man



And on that nightstand, sits a photograph of my wife and kids

Reminding me of how good it was, and right now how bad it is

Beside it there's a coffee cup, where I keep my wedding ring and stuff

And some nights it still keeps me up, how I got where I am

Funny how a man's life can be reduced to a one nightstand



On the fifth of last november, on a business trip in Denver

The airport cancelled all the flights, we were snowed-in strangers

Alone for the night, she said, " Hi, I'm Angie and I'm from Boston

Would you drink a beer with me if I bought 'em?"

So I hit the hotel bar with her, figured, what could it hurt?



Sittin' on the bed, leanin' against the wall with a Bible and a gun

One of them was gonna save me, the only question was which one

So I got down on my shakin' knees, asked the Lord forgive me please

Dropped the gun and grabbed my keys, that picture and my wedding band

Funny how a man's life can all come down to a one nightstand

one nightstand

one nightstand