Susan Indest, Angela Minton - Sure Sounds Sad to Me Lyrics

Mama's gone away to have a baby
So I'm staying with Grandma a while
Grandma's tough as nails and dips snuff
And she can be scary to a child

Hiding underneath the kitchen table
Where Grandma sits and gossips with her friend
"Clarice is crazy having all of them babies
One day she'll go off the deep end"

And Tammy Wynette's on the radio
Singing D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Don't know what she's spelling
But it sure sounds sad to me

My brothers, always angry, always fighting
Play games called "war" and "boxing in the dark"
Their games always end with blood and crying
Broken trust, broken skin that leaves a scar

And Tammy Wynette's on the radio
Singing D-I-V-O-R-C-E
I don't know what she's spelling
But it sure sounds sad to me

When I get home I'll stick to Mama
Now that I know she'll take a dive
I'll be tough as nails like Grandma
I won't ever let Mama see me cry

And Tammy Wynette's on the radio
Singing D-I-V-O-R-C-E
I don't know what she's spelling
But it sure sounds sad to me
It sure sounds sad to me