Divorce Decree

Walking down the courthouse steps

Holding the papers setting me free

Big black words staring me in my face

Divorce decree

But the hopes that died

The nights I cried

That's not in the papers

Setting 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 them yet

Boardwalk strolls on summer nights

Excursion rides with the colored lights

Dancing on deck underneath the stars

We were in love, the world was ours

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'd come accustomed to

But now all my hopes have died

And at night I cry

That's not in the papers

Setting me free

Divorce decree

Holding the papers in my hand

Separating me from you