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There's A Man In My Life
Copyright 2025 by Wes Ryan
Genre: Country Rock
Key: G Major
Tempo: 120 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
Vibe/Feel: A high-energy modern country rock anthem with a suspicious twist

[Verse 1]
Boot prints in the dirt I ain't seen before, I think (yeah)
I smelled cologne when I came through the door (I think)
I got an empty feelin’ somethin’ might be wrong (mmm…hmmm)
When I reach for her she's already gone
Dinner's still warm, but she’s ice cold
And the smile she used to wear feels bought and sold

[Chorus]
There’s a man in my life, and I don’t even know his name
Just whispers in the still and a change I can’t explain
Somebody’s kickin' up his boots when I’m not around
And I swear I hear him in the quiet sounds
She don’t say nothin’, but it cuts like a knife
There’s a man in my life… and he might know my wife

[Verse 2]
She’s hummin’ new songs I ain’t ever heard (mmm)
Dressed up real nice, not sayin’ a word
Leaves at noon every other Monday
Says she’s meetin’ friends—comes back a new shade
Now she can't even look me in the eye
And I can’t tell if the truth’s in her sigh

[Chorus]
There’s a man in my life, and I don’t even know his name
Just whispers in the still and a change I can’t explain
Somebody’s kickin' up his boots when I’m not around (yeah)
And I swear I hear him in the quiet sounds
She don’t say nothin’, but it cuts like a knife
There’s a man in my life… and he might know my wife

[Bridge]
I’ve begged the silence for an answer, but it won’t speak
Just creaks in the floor and lies in the sheets
I ain't got proof, but I’ve got the ache
There’s a someone standin’ in my place

[Final Chorus]
There’s a man in my life, and I don’t even know his name (hey)
He's ghostin' in my hallways and messin' with my brain
Somebody’s leavin’ marks I can’t erase
And she ain’t tryin’ hard to hide his trace
Yeah, I’m holdin’ on to a love gone dry
There’s a man in my life… and he might know my wife

[Tag]
There’s a man… in my life…
And I…
don’t EVEN…
Know his name

Wesley,

The song works. Good lyrics, music and enjoyable.

Thematically it lives in the same space as:

I'm Losing You by Rare Earth
Who's that Man by Toby Keith.

Like

Marty

Thanks Marty,

We all find our inspiration in different things. I've found I write better when I do it in regards to my own experiences. This song was written about my first marriage. My ex was sneaking around with someone I thought was my friend in my hometown of less than 300. Seems like everyone knew it but me. I was working all of the time. I'd come home and it was like she wasn't even there. I changed the story a little from that experience but I did focus on that unexplainable feeling one gets when someone is cheating on them. I remember thinking to myself after I caught them together, "I knew it!". And I did. I felt it between the sheets, her demeanor, the still of the house, etc. Divorces can be a source of a lot of good writes. Glad you liked it.

Wes

Ouch Wesley,

Sorry you had to go through that.

My wife is from a town in Iowa of 200 people.
If someone sneezes, everybody hears it and they can tell you who it was.

Question: (and potential song material) answering is optional
Why was it that your ex got to that point, and didn't cut clean and move on with some dignity.

Marty