I Cried Harder When She Came Back

It’s a great tragedy when your wife walks out the door… it’s an even greater tragedy when she comes back right when you got comfortable. From the Vault of NuggetsMageeRecords on Suno [Lyrics] [Acoustic guitar intro, driving boom-chicka rhythm] [Lonesome pedal steel swell] [Verse 1] I was barely twenty-one, a boy without a clue I didn’t know no better when I said "I do" She took the reins right over, started ruling up the roost And if I tried to speak my mind, I got a tongue-tied boost Oh, she henpecked me from dawn till dusk, she let me know who’s boss Every argument I ever had was just another loss [Verse 2] Well, I spent some nights down at the bar, the money got real tight She told me I was good for nothing and kicked me out of sight She packed up all her suitcases, said she was moving on To find herself a sugar daddy, and just like that, she’s gone To go out gallivanting and to live the high-class life And leave behind this poor man, yeah she didn’t wanna be my wife [Chorus] Oh, I cried a river of tears the day she walked out the door Any man would weep a bit when his woman hits the floor But when she walked back inside, my tears began to stack Yeah, I cried when she left me, but I cried harder when she came back [Refrain] Yoo-ooo-del-ay-eee Yod-le-eee-ooo, yod-le-eee-ooo [Verse 3] Now, I’ll admit I moped around for maybe half a day But then I noticed how the peace was starting to display My cash stopped going out the door for dresses and for hats And suddenly my wallet got nice and fat I started holding greenbacks, had some money in my hand The easiest that life had been since I was in the sand [Verse 4] I spent my Friday evenings doing country shuffles free With the ladies down at the saloon, as happy as could be Things were looking up for me, the sky was bright and blue I walked up to my porch tonight, thinking life was brand new But standing by the screen door, with her bags upon the track Was the boss-lady herself, she said "Honey, I am back" [Chorus] And I cried a river of tears the day she walked out the door Any man would weep a bit when his woman hits the floor But when she walked back inside, my tears began to stack Yeah, I cried when she left me, but I cried harder when she came back [Guitar and Pedal Steel Solo] [Outro] Yeah, the waterworks are running, but it ain’t no tears of joy She’s looking for her apron-strings to tie around this boy Oh, I cried when she left me, i was a sad ol’ sack But I never cried as hard as the day that she came back Yoo-ooo-del-ay-eee-ooo... yod-le-eee [Final sharp honky-tonk guitar twang]