[Verse 1]
She wore red like a flame in the night,
Whispered promises under dim porch light.
Her laugh danced wild, but her eyes told lies,
And a man learned quick how a love can die.
[Chorus]
When the dust settles, and the whiskey's gone,
You can't right a heart that's been done so wrong.
There's blood in the dirt, and tears in the rain,
Love ain't a game when it ends in pain.
[Verse 2]
He came home early, boots heavy with grime,
Caught her soft whispers, the echo of crime.
A stranger's shadow by the old oak tree,
He saw the truth where love used to be.
[Chorus]
When the dust settles, and the whiskey's gone,
You can't right a heart that's been done so wrong.
There's blood in the dirt, and tears in the rain,
Love ain't a game when it ends in pain.
[Bridge]
A shotgun's roar splits the quiet night,
Two lives broken in the pale moonlight.
She screams his name, but it's far too late,
The devil’s waiting at the pearly gate.
[Verse 3]
Now the town speaks low of the tale they tell,
How love turned heaven into a fiery hell.
A woman’s betrayal, a man’s last breath,
And the silence that lingers in the wake of death.