2:54
single, 1955
Written by Chuck Rogers
Despite the poor-lonesome-me sentiment of the lyrics, this genuine honky-tonk country song starts with a sting of jaunty strings and guitar, until settling down into a more appropriately subdued tempo. Over gentle drum and tinkling piano, Frizzell honks out the typical barroom country tale of woe: he's been left by his wife, but he will always love her. "The judge gave you your freedom / But you can't divorce my heart." He reminds her of the wedding, with the parson and rice, and tells her that she'll remember her vows. He chides her with "shame and harm" she brought to him. Yeah, but what did he do first? There's never any accountability in these songs.
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