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