Ernest Tubb – Dear Judge (Guitar)

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The divorce had been granted and my wife was seeking

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The custody of our only son

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And as our boy told his story, we both started crying

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Then I realized the harm we had done

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He said, "Your Honor, I'm seven and home was a heaven

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My dad was a king in my eyes

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My mother, an angel who guided my footsteps

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And home was my one paradise"

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"But I love them both and I can't choose just one

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Dear judge, can't you make them see

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That Mom without Daddy or Dad without Mommy

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Would only mean heartbreak to me?"

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"Judge, I'm so broken-hearted, my parents have parted

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And gone are the dreams I once had

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To me, there's no other can be like my mother

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And I still want to be with my dad"

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"For I love them both and I can't choose just one

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Dear judge, can't you make them see

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That Mom without Daddy or Dad without Mommy

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Would only bring heartaches to me?"