Divorce Decree

Walkin' down the court house steps

Holdin' the papers settin' me free

Big black words staring me in my face

Divorce decree

But the hopes that die

The nights I cry

That's not in the papers settin' me free

Our first home was a furnished room

But our hopes were high

And we vowed to love each other

Until the day we died

And on special occasions you didn't forget

Oh, the little things you gave me, I got 'em yet

Boardwalk strolls on summer nights

Excursion rides, oh, with the colored lights

Dancing on deck, ooh, beneath the stars

We were in love, the world was ours, ooh, baby

But time brought tears as days passed by

And other women, ooh, they caught your eye

Suddenly I wasn't enough for you

And didn't meet the standards you come accustomed to

But now all my hopes have died and at night I cry

That's not in the papers settin' me free

Divorce decree

Holdin' the papers in my hand

Separatin' me from, oh