Cheap perfume and painted faces,
Fallin' angels fill the places
Where I go when my
troubles pull me down.

All the lies I know they'll tell me
And the time that they will sell me.
For a while I'll be
the biggest man in town.

Back at home in bed she's cryin',
For her love for me is dying
But she'll pray I make it
safely through the night.

When the mornin' sun starts showin'
To her bedside I'll be goin'
And she'll hold me
while I face the mornin' rain.

And I'll make promises,
Promises to change,
I'll make her promises,
Swear I'll rearrange
And I'll start givin'
all the love she needs
If only she will stay.

Once again she'll reassure me and
I believe her love will cure me
And I'll fall asleep
with tears on my face.
And I know
Spoken:
She's just a woman
Sung:
And her love can't last forever.
Someday soon I know she'll
Leave without a trace.

For broken' promises
Will tear her dreams apart
Just token promises
will someday break her heart,
And for the last time
she'll hold me when I cry,
And while I'm sleepin'
She'll quietly say goodbye.

Promises
Words and Music by:  Randy Travis and John Lindley
Performed by:  Randy Travis  (1987)
Sequence and Karaoke by:  Ron Tilden

Promises
Melody
Harmony
Strings
Guitar
Guitar (Jazz)
Guitar (Jazz)
Guitar (Steel)
Bass
Drums
Pad (Warm)