Well I was out a drinking with a couple of friends of mine

When the bartender handed me the telephone

And said there's my wife on the line

Well I told her I was just a drinking with the couple of biddies I knew

But she told me in a few short words just what she wanted me to do

She said won't you come home and talk to a stranger

You might even make yourself a friend

So won't you come home and talk to a stranger

It's the only place in days you haven't been

[ piano - guitar ]

Well I sat there about an hour a talking with the rest of the guys

When she walked to that front door she had gethome in her eyes

She said you've talked and danced with every woman in town but me

If you just come around the house you might like my company

She said won't you come home...

It's the only place in days you haven't been