I hated like the devil 
To tell her we were through 
I was sure it would break her heart 
Tear her world in two 
She is such a fragile thing 
Lord, I hate to make her cry 
So I broke it to her gently 
When I told her goodbye 
She cussed me like a sailor 
Kicked a hole through the kitchen wall 
She threw a fit and threw the phone 
Half-way down the hall 
She said"I'll be down at the bar" 
Then I heard the front door slam 
I guess all in all 
She took it like a man 
I was thinking she'd reach out to me 
And beg me not to go 
Or run straight to her momma's '
Cause I'd hurt her so 
Thought she'd be devastated 
I had a tender moment plan 
I didn't think that she could take it 
But she took it like a man 
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