Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

  He calls from a hotel in downtown Dallas

  Says he won’t be home for three more days

  She gets so lonely in her Houston hill top palace

  Talking to her self, as their two-year-old plays

  She rocks the baby to sleep then gets in bed

  Reads romance novels of a love she once had

  She closes her eyes as she dreams about the man

  Who gave her more than money and a call now and then

Chorus

  As the shine on her diamond starts to fade

  She recalls the promises they made

  But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks

  And she’s stuck between a rock and a heartache

Verse 2

  She tries to keep busy with her everyday routines

  Soap operas in the afternoons, after she cleans

  As she wipes off a picture frame from their wedding day

  She wonders if he asked her again, what would she say

Guitar solo

Chorus

  As the shine on her diamond starts to fade

  She recalls the promises they made

  But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks

  And she’s stuck between a rock and a heartache

Bridge

  She feels like she’s stranded somewhere in no man’s land

  Cause her life is like a prisoner’s chained to a wedding band

Chorus

  As the shine on her diamond starts to fade

  She recalls the promises they made

  But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks

  And she’s stuck between a rock and a heartache