Hard to be a Husband, Hard to be a
Wife
(Brad Paisley/Chely Wright)
Performed by: Brad Paisley & Chely Wright
From the Album: Backstage at The Grand Ole Opry
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
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's 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