The Day She Got Divorced

She got up and put her makeup on

Made a pot of coffee, extra strong

At the kitchen table, sucking on a cigarette

Read the paper in a cloud of smoke

While the dirty dinner dishes soaked

Woke up the kids and coaxed them out of bed

Then she burnt the toast just like the day before

The day she got divorced

Left the kids with the girl next door

Parked her car at the county court

'Round and 'round about the child support he'll never pay

The judge said, "We're going to have to start

Without the party of the second part"

'Cause the party of the second part was M.I.A.

He was getting drunk, just like the day before

The day she got divorced

It didn't feel any different than it ever has

She wasn't that sorry, wasn't that sad

Couldn't love him any less or hate him any more

The day she got divorced

Wasn't working, had the whole day off

Bought a bottle, then she called her boss

Waited for him at the motel lot till he got there

First, he told her that her hair looked nice

Promised he was gonna leave his wife

Had two more lines, but she didn't care

'Cause it was just like every other day before

The day she got divorced

Didn't feel any different than it ever had

She wasn't that sorry, wasn't that sad

Couldn't love him any less or hate him any more

The day she got divorced

Kids are yakking with their hungry mouths

Dog scratching, laying on the couch

Think she really oughta clean this house, but what the hell

'Cause it's just as dirty as the day before

Yeah, she's divorced