Cheaters Never Prosper

Lyrics

Cheaters Never Prosper
Dirt Road Gospel Music
DirtRoadGospelMusic.com

[Verse 1]
She kept a clean house and a cast iron skillet
Had supper on the table every night by six
Went to church on Sunday, sang the second soprano
Didn't ask for much, just a man who'd stick
I remember hearing them fight through the bedroom wall
Something 'bout a number saved under a different name
She didn't scream, she didn't throw a single dish
She just got real quiet, and quiet ain't the same

[Pre-Chorus]
She packed a bag on a Tuesday
Kissed my head and said
Baby, watch how this ends

[Chorus]
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
She didn't yell it, didn't have to raise her voice
She just walked out with her Bible and her dignity
And let my daddy live with his own choice
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
And she proved it to my daddy like only a good woman can

[Verse 2]
He thought she'd come back like she always did before
Thought sorry was enough like it had been a time or two
She got an apartment on the east side of town
Got a job, got a life, got herself brand new
I used to spend the weekends at his place on Miller Road
He'd ask about her like he hadn't thrown it all away
I'd watch him in that recliner watching highlights of the game

[Pre-Chorus]
She never said a bad word
Never had to
The whole town could see it plain

[Chorus]
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
She didn't yell it, didn't have to raise her voice
She just walked out with her Bible and her dignity
And let my daddy live with his own choice
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
And she proved it to my daddy like only a good woman can

[Bridge]
I'm not gonna lie, I dated one just like him
Stood in that same kitchen, heard that same lie
I didn't throw a dish either
I just grabbed my keys — must've learned that from her

[Final Chorus]
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
Lord, she didn't yell it, didn't have to raise her voice
She just walked out with her Bible and her dignity
And let my daddy live with his own choice
They can have their sorry and their excuses
Their late nights and their saved-under-a-different-name
My mama told me cheaters never prosper
And I'm still proving it — every single day