I remember the day
I called mama on the telephone
I told her mama I'm getting married
I could hear her voice
on the other side of the telephone
she was smiling
and she asked me a question
that I proudly answered
She said son
Did you take time to know her
I said mama she's the best
But today it hurts me so
To go back to mama and say
mama I'm getting divorced
Oh I'm getting divorced
This choice I made
didn't work out the way I thought it would (x2)
it hurts me so mama
mama said to me
Chorus:
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it (x3)
You'll be happy again
I remember in church
When the preacher read the scriptures
You looked so beautiful and so innocent
I did not know that behind that beauty
Lies the true colours that will
destroy me in the near future
This choice I made
didn't work out the way I thought it would be (x2)
Now I'm hurting
I remember when I held you
By the hand
preacherman read the scriptures
Putting words in your mouth
Maybe what the preacherman said
was not something that was with you
Now I know what they mean when they say
Beautiful woman is another man's plaything
Oh Lord I'm hurting now
this choice I made
didn't work out the way I thought it would
Mama said to me
Chorus:
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it (x3)
You'll be happy again
