Divorce Decree Songtext
von Doris Duke

Walking down the courthouse steps
Holding the papers setting me free
Big black words staring me in my face
Divorce decree
But the hopes that died
The nights I cried
That′s not in the papers
Setting me free

Our first home was a furnished room
But our hopes were high
And we vowed to love each other
Until the day we died
And on special occasions you didn't forget
Oh, the little things you gave me, I got them yet


Boardwalk strolls on summer nights
Excursion rides with the colored lights
Dancing on deck underneath the stars
We were in love, the world was ours

But time brought tears as days passed by
And other women, ooh, they caught your eye
Suddenly I wasn′t enough for you
And didn't meet the standards you'd come accustomed to
But now all my hopes have died
And at night I cry
That′s not in the papers
Setting me free
Divorce decree

Holding the papers in my hand
Separating me from you