I heard songs about trouble and strife    And I heard songs about pain    I heard a song about a man and his wife    She won't be back again    I heard a son about a man gone wrong    And I've sang a few about someone who lay dying    But I never thought I'd hear myself    Singing about your cheating and your lying       Now I heard it said that the world's a stage    We must play out part    Every time I turn the page    You tore into my heart    Now I feel like a playwright    Stuck in the daylight    Trying to find a way to keep from crying    Cause he never thought he'd see himself    Writing about your cheating and your lying       CHORUS    On the far side of town    You lay your body down    For someone you don't even want to know    Just a thrill for the night    Still can make it right    Though you try hard you never let it show    Oh but I know       REPEAT CHORUS TWICE       What's going on    On the far side of town    What's going on    On the far side of town