9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁& ▁Tra cks ▁chart ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁married ▁couple ▁whose ▁problems ▁for esh adow ▁the ▁wife ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁affair . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁– ▁mainly ▁pron oun s ▁– ▁are ▁slightly ▁changed , ▁depending ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁singer ▁is ▁a ▁male ▁or ▁female . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁couple ▁standing ▁at ▁the ▁alt ar , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁be ▁faithful ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁b ride ▁rec alls ▁that , ▁as ▁pure ▁as ▁the ▁white ▁in ▁her ▁g own , ▁she ▁stood ▁by ▁her ▁gro om ' s ▁side ▁and ▁v owed ▁to ▁love ▁him ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁love ▁life ▁quickly ▁s ours , ▁as ▁the ▁husband ▁constantly ▁leaves ▁his ▁wife ▁alone ▁at ▁night ; ▁the ▁reason ▁– ▁work , ▁drink ing ▁with ▁friends ▁or ▁an ▁affair ▁– ▁is ▁never ▁specified . ▁As ▁the ▁lon ely ▁night s ▁begin ▁to ▁mount ▁up , ▁the ▁wife , ▁left ▁to ▁maintain ▁in ▁a ▁three - bed room ▁home ▁( or ▁prison , ▁as ▁she ▁puts ▁it ), ▁obser ves ▁that ▁the ▁" g old ▁turned ▁cold ▁in ▁( her ) ▁wed ding ▁band ." ▁Event ually , ▁with ▁the ▁need ▁and ▁desire ▁for ▁physical ▁int im acy ▁still ▁very ▁much ▁alive ▁in ▁her , ▁she ▁turns ▁to ▁a ▁stranger ▁to ▁meet ▁her ▁sexual ▁needs