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I heard her footsteps down the hallway
I heard the door slam at the crack of dawn
She laid tracks in my purple Cadillac
She was gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
She left a note on the kitchen table
Explaining her point of view
I put on a strong pot of coffee
Then I sat down on the porch to read her note
Dear Carl
I am leaving you today
I am never coming back this way
You can have the house
And everything in it
Iâm finally fed up boy Iâm finished
Iâm sick of feedinâ the chickens
Cookin' your dinner
Washinâ the dishes
Sewinâ your britches
Pickinâ up your underwear
Doin' your laundry
Iâm tired of waitin' up nights
Cryinâ my eyes out
Looking for your headlights
Wonderinâ if youâre alright
And now, this morninâ, I found a grey hair
So Iâm packinâ my bags
Iâm leavinâ the laundry
You can have your ring back
Itâs somewhere out in the yard
You say you love me
You never stay home
We donât go dancinâ anymore
Iâm young and Iâm pretty
Iâm movin' to the city
Goin' to find a good man whoâll treat me right
Honey, Iâm layinâ tracks!
Signed...your soon to be ex-wife,
Donna Jean
Oh God in heaven
What shall I do
I see now Iâve been such a fool
My Donna Jean, sheâs gone and left me
Iâve been wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
Then the sky turned black
The thunder cracked
The clouds split open
I saw a blinding light
There he was, white as a ghost
In a regular human voice god spoke
Dear Carl
She is leaving you today
She may never come back this way
Youâve got some problems
But Iâll tell ya how to solve 'em
Listen carefully son
Here is what youâll do
Get rid of them chickens
Buy yourself a cookbook
Help with the dishes
Learn how to sew
Pick-up your own dirty drawers
And get yourself a Maytag
Stop actinâ like a jerk
Come home after work
Tell her that sheâs pretty
Take her dancinâ in the city
Soon as you can, get her to a beauty salon
Now, get off your butt
Get in that truck
Go after that woman
And with any luck
Youâll find the purple Cadillac
Stranded by the side of the road
If you find Donna Jean
Get down on your knees
Mention my name
Beg her please, please
Promise, promise, promise to change your ways
Then take her gently by the hand
Let her know you understand
If she has to go, thereâs the open road
But youâll always, always, always be her man
You will always, always, always, always, always.
Always, always try to understand
You will always, always, always, always,
Always always, always, always, always..
Be a man