Mental Cruelty - John Prine, Kacey Musgraves

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

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

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

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

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