Buck Owens and Rose Maddox
Miscellaneous
Mental Cruelty (1961)
Mental cruelty thatâs what I heard her say
Mental cruelty to the judge that day
I sat there in silence so she could be free
And listened to her lying words mental cruelty
Your Honor, since our marriage my lifeâs not been the same
Why Iâm missing out on all the fun and heâs the one to blame
Thereâs never any excitement now the way there used to be
And sharing his way of life is mental cruelty
Mental cruelty thatâs what I heard her say
Mental cruelty to the judge that day
I sat there in silence so she could be free
And listened to her lying words mental cruelty
Divorces have been granted for many different things
Even when thereâs not a reason and no one can be blamed
With only two little words sheâs on her merry way
Yes all a woman has to claim is mental cruelty
Mental cruelty thatâs what I heard her say
Mental cruelty to the judge that day
I sat there in silence so she could be free
And listened to her lying words mental cruelty