I hated like the devil

To tell her we were through

I was sure it would break her heart

Tear her world in two



She is such a fragile thing

Lord, I hate to make her cry

So I broke it to her gently

When I told her goodbye



She cussed me like a sailor

Kicked a hole through the kitchen wall

She threw a fit and threw the phone

Half-way down the hall



She said"I'll be down at the bar"

Then I heard the front door slam

I guess all in all

She took it like a man



I was thinking she'd reach out to me

And beg me not to go

Or run straight to her momma's

'Cause I'd hurt her so



Thought she'd be devastated

I had a tender moment plan

I didn't think that she could take it

But she took it like a man



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