Only the names have been changed Inside the motel Sue walks to the desk Signs her name as Miss 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 Kate'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