ONLY THE NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
(Tammy Wynette / Jan Howard)


Tammy Wynette - 1980





Inside the motel Sue walks to the desk
Signs her name as Mrs. Jim Slater
She asks for a suite, she wants only the best
Her husband will be along later

Bill sits in his office and picks up the phone
Barb' s waiting to lock up the door
"I'll be late", he says, "Don't wait up alone"
Kay's heard his excuses before

Only the names have been changed
To protect the guilty
The guilty and sometimes ashamed
The stories, the people are real
Only the names have been changed

Michael's a singer, he travels the world
He's married but still so alone
Jane left the group a confused little girl
She'll sing by herself from now on

Only the names have been changed
To protect the guilty
The guilty and sometimes ashamed
The stories, the people are real
Only the names have been changed
Only the names have been changed






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2013)