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Cheatin' is a thing that starts when you bring two lonely people

Face to face with a brand new kiss

She blames him, he blames her

But neither one is ever quite sure which way it really is

And all of the time in the back of their minds,

They know they're gonna have to lie about where they've been

Cheatin' is a thing that'll take a little ring

And breaks it into pieces that'll never go together again

Cheatin' is the part of loving that starts

when true love isn't what lovers are looking for

A stranger here, a stranger there

Then you turn around and swear that you'll never go back for more

And lying at night, when you're holding him tight,

is something that a cheater's heart just has to learn

Cheatin' is a thing that's guaranteed

to bring two unhappy people to the point of no return

The worst of cheatin' is the sad little kids hanging in the middle

while Mommy and Daddy choose

Cheatin' is a game where nobody wins

And the ones that aren't big enough to play are the ones who lose