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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tammy Wynette
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bobby Braddock
Composer
Claude Putnam, Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Sherrill
Producer
Margie Hunt
Executive Producer
Hoyt Dooley
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand
Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E
But the words we're hiding from him now
Tear the heart right out of me
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be going away
I love you both and this will be pure H-E-double L for me
Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Watch him smile, he thinks it's Christmas or his fifth birthday
And he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D-Y spells fun or play
I spell out all the hurting words
And turn my head when I speak
'Cause I can't spell away this hurt that's drippin' down my cheek
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be going away
I love you both and this will be pure H-E-double L for me
Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Writer(s): Curly Putman, Bobby Braddock
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