Monday evening, lying down for bed I got the day's news hangin' in my head I got too much stuff to do And so do you Went down to Houston to see if I could find That piece of something that could ease my mind I couldn't find the answer, only found more pain When it pours, it rains Honey, can't you see? It's killin' you, it's killin' me Got to leave that ball and chain Livin' that way only brings us pain Ain't it kinda funny how you can feel alone Even when I'm there, even when I'm home? Handfuls of worry in her fingertips Runnin' from your lips Honey, can't you see? It's killin' you, it's killin' me Got to leave that ball and chain Livin' that way only brings us pain Only brings us pain Houston never did no good for me It was just another town with dead end streets And I swore to myself, this time I was comin' home Every time I think I wanna be alone Every time I get a little bit on my own Well, I always regret the things that I never said So I turned it around and headed back to you And I thought about everything I put you through And how you deserve better than you'd ever know Cross my heart, honey, when I die I'll have been a better man with you by my side And I swear I ain't leavin', never leavin' you alone