A working day too long

When everything goes wrong

And a boss who don't know I'm alive

I once had a notion

I'd get that promotion

But now I barely survive



A wife too demanding

With no understanding

Of why I stay dead on my feet

A dimly lit tavern

A willing young woman

Are some of the reasons I cheat



(chorus)

My children keep growing

My age keeps on showing

Like all of my old friends I meet

SO I'm getting older

My life's growing colder

Just some of the reasons I cheat



The hair that I'm losing

And a woman who's choosing

To lay sound asleep by my side

The bills they are mounting

That's when I start counting

On someone to help sooth my pride



A lady that knows me

Affection she shows me

And a smile so easy and sweet

The dreams that I've buried

The load that I carry

Are some of the reasons I cheat



(repeat chorus)

Yes I'm getting older

My life's growing colder

Just some of the reasons I cheat