Mental Cruelty

John Prine

Transposer:

[Intro] [Chorus] Mental cruelty that’s what I heard him say Mental cruelty to the judge that day I sat there in silence so he could be free And listened to his lying words mental cruelty [Verse 1] Your Honor since our marriage my life ain’t been the same I’m missin’ out on all the fun and he’s the one to blame There’s never any excitement now the way there used to be And sharing his way of life and doin’ his laundry Is mental cruelty [Chorus] Mental cruelty that’s what I heard her say Mental cruelty to the judge that day I sat there in silence so she could be free And listened to her lying words mental cruelty [Verse 2] Divorces have been granted for many different things Even when there’s not a reason and no one can be blamed With only two little words she’s on her merry way Yes all a woman has to claim is mental cruelty [Chorus] Mental cruelty that’s what I heard her say Mental cruelty to the judge that day I sat there in silence so she could be free And listened to her lying words mental cruelty And listened to her lying words mental cruelty

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