About The Song
“D-I-V-O-R-C-E” is a classic country song. Tammy Wynette brought the song to fame as she recorded it in 1968. This heartbreaking song was penned by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman.
When Wynette took the song, she made it reach number one on both the Canadian and US country charts. In addition, it also made an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This tearjerking single tells the story of a woman who’s going through a divorce. She expresses the pain she felt because she wasn’t 100% sure about leaving her husband. It also pains her that their child has to go through tough times like this at such a young age. But, instead of telling their son the truth, they kept it to themselves, because an innocent mind like his cannot understand what’s happening.
After Wynette made the song popular, multiple artists also decided to record it. The blues band, Hour Glass, released their rendition of “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” in 1967. On the following year, country singers Liz Anderson and Dottie West have also released their individual versions. However, what really captured our attention was a rendition of “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” by a male singer.
Conway Twitty who swoons every one with his most famous song “Hello Darlin’” covered “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” in his 1968 album Next in Line. Although the song wasn’t released as a single, Twitty still charms us with his distinctive vocals. In his version, he changed the song into a male’s perspective.
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Lyrics
Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don’t want him to understand
Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E
But the words we’re hiding from him now
Tear the heart right out of me
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be going away
I love you both and this will be pure H-E-double L for me
Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Watch him smile, he thinks it’s Christmas or his fifth birthday
And he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D-Y spells fun or play
I spell out all the hurting words
And turn my head when I speak
‘Cause I can’t spell away this hurt that’s drippin’ down my cheek
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be going away
I love you both and this will be pure H-E-double L for me
Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E