You wouldn´t believe the number of times I´ve heard somebody say
How come some guy, some handsome prince, hasn´t swept you away
But I take off on that tour bus, a different city every night

And doing what I love to do makes it hard to be a wife

You wouldn´t believe the number of times I´ve been asked that myself
Folks can´t understand why a heart like mine is still on the shelf
But I´m married to my music and I have been most my life
That makes it hard to be a husband
It makes it hard to be a wife
Cause I´d rather play the Grand Ole Opry
Than go out to dinner and a movie
Right now I´m not thinkin´ bout a family of my own
Cause the band´s on stage and I´m late for my show

There´s folks who think my life is lacking
Cause my time at home is usually spent packing
You might assume that I don´t´ have a clue what love´s about
Oh, but I know love
Of that I have no doubt
Cause you wouldn´t believe the way it feels to hear somebody say
Your song sure means a lot to me
It got me through a real tough day
And if hearing words like that means giving up my social life
Then I´ve got all the friends I need on that front row
And I´ve got all the friends I need on that back row
And we can´t see those folks unless we´re never home

And that makes it hard to be a wife
And hard to be a husband
And hard to be a wife