Gather round I'm gonna tell a story That I hope will teach a lesson to you all I'll lay it out so there won't be a doubt How I brought my kingdom to it's fall Cause I've cheated on a good woman's love I didn't know it would turn out this way Lesson one is when you start stepping out You gotta start learning how to pay I paid the price by lying to the ones That deep inside I knew I needed most I lied and then I went and lied again Now in my dreams I'm haunted by these ghosts When she found out I was just about to tell her All about the evils of my ways But it's too late cause when I say I love her She don't believe a single word I say