Good Wife Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Comes on over, wants to drown his sorrows
Got a two-seater sofa and some whiskey in a bottle
Broken in tears with the weight of the world on his shoulders
"Oh my god, Sam, what's happened to you?"
Says his wife's just left with his 2-year-old daughter
To live in Acapulco with some idiot she only met a couple months ago
I wish I could tell you that
[Pre-Chorus]
If it was me, I would be a good wife
I would never doubt you, ours would be a good life
And we could be better than so many
I would never stress you about bringing home the plenty
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know and when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
Comes on over, wants to drown his sorrows
Got a two-seater sofa and some whiskey in a bottle
Broken in tears with the weight of the world on his shoulders
"Oh my god, Sam, what's happened to you?"
Says his wife's just left with his 2-year-old daughter
To live in Acapulco with some idiot she only met a couple months ago
I wish I could tell you that
[Pre-Chorus]
If it was me, I would be a good wife
I would never doubt you, ours would be a good life
And we could be better than so many
I would never stress you about bringing home the plenty
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know and when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
[Verse 1]
Somebody once told me that there are watchers and there are do'ers in this world
Guess I'm a watcher, not by choice
It's just what I was hurled
We're just two friends
It's not a risky situation
I wish I could tell you that
[Pre-Chorus]
If it was me I would be a good wife
I would never doubt you, ours would be a good life
And we could be better than so many
I would never stress you about bringing home the plenty
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
[Verse 3]
Rest your head upon my shoulder
(I'm too tired, you can see)
Now that life's a little colder
(I could love you simply)
And even if you'll never know
(Wouldn't leave if it was me)
My love will never run away like the sunshine
Good time friend not just the good times
Somebody once told me that there are watchers and there are do'ers in this world
Guess I'm a watcher, not by choice
It's just what I was hurled
We're just two friends
It's not a risky situation
I wish I could tell you that
[Pre-Chorus]
If it was me I would be a good wife
I would never doubt you, ours would be a good life
And we could be better than so many
I would never stress you about bringing home the plenty
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
[Verse 3]
Rest your head upon my shoulder
(I'm too tired, you can see)
Now that life's a little colder
(I could love you simply)
And even if you'll never know
(Wouldn't leave if it was me)
My love will never run away like the sunshine
Good time friend not just the good times
[Pre-Chorus]
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder
[Chorus]
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
You'll never know the good life
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Genius Annotation
This song has the singer expressing sadness that he is a gay man and his friend, who he likely has romantic feelings for, is a straight man. The straight man’s wife has just left him and he is very upset. The singer states that if only he were a woman and married to his friend, they could be truly happy together.
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Recorded At
Isola Studios, Milan; Nexus Towers, Los Angeles, CA; Rocket Carousel Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
June 15, 2015
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