Eric Hansen - Dear Carl lyrics

I heard her footsteps down the hallway I heard the door slam at the crack of dawn She laid tracks in my purple Cadillac She was gone, gone, gone, gone, gone She left a note on the kitchen table Explaining her point of view I put on a strong pot of coffee Then I sat down on the porch to read her note Dear Carl I am leaving you today I am never coming back this way You can have the house And everything in it I'm finally fed up boy I'm finished I'm sick of feedin' the chickens Cookin' your dinner Washin' the dishes Sewin' your britches Pickin' up your underwear Doin' your laundry I'm tired of waitin' up nights Cryin' my eyes out Looking for your headlights Wonderin' if you're alright And now, this mornin', I found a grey hair So I'm packin' my bags I'm leavin' the laundry You can have your ring back It's somewhere out in the yard You say you love me You never stay home We don't go dancin' anymore I'm young and I'm pretty I'm movin' to the city Goin' to find a good man who'll treat me right Honey, I'm layin' tracks! Signed...your soon to be ex-wife Donna Jean Oh God in heaven What shall I do I see now I've been such a fool My Donna Jean, she's gone and left me I've been wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong Then the sky turned black The thunder cracked The clouds split open I saw a blinding light There he was, white as a ghost In a regular human voice god spoke Dear Carl She is leaving you today She may never come back this way You've got some problems But I'll tell ya how to solve 'em Listen carefully son Here is what you'll do Get rid of them chickens Buy yourself a cookbook Help with the dishes Learn how to sew Pick-up your own dirty drawers And get yourself a Maytag Stop actin' like a jerk Come home after work Tell her that she's pretty Take her dancin' in the city Soon as you can, get her to a beauty salon Now, get off your bu*t Get in that truck Go after that woman And with any luck You'll find the purple Cadillac Stranded by the side of the road If you find Donna Jean Get down on your knees Mention my name Beg her please, please Promise, promise, promise to change your ways Then take her gently by the hand Let her know you understand If she has to go, there's the open road But you'll always, always, always be her man You will always, always, always, always, always Always, always try to understand You will always, always, always, always Always always, always, always, always.. Be a man