And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
Please listen to my story,
judge, it's sad but it is true
Divorce, it ain't a happy thing,
let me tell this tale to you
This hearing can't compare
to what a cheating heart can cost
She took the cake, left me the crumbs
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
Why ain't they like they used to be,
the way they was back home
When a man was treated like a king,
his woman was his own
But you give them the city living,
they'll cheat and double -cross
She made the bills, I put the calls
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
She took me for my money,
she took me for my love
She left me, stuck me with a mortgage,
then drove off my brand new Ford
And then I put my foot down
before it all was lost
I found my temper when she lost her love
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
I worked my fingers to the bone
I took a brand new job
Scrimping, saving for that home
You know, a darn near star
Things were fine until that night
I caught her with the balls
She took the horse, left me the hogs
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause
And that's why, if I was a rebel
and she was the cause