Dear Judge Songtext
von Ernest Tubb

The divorce had been granted
And my wife was seekin′ the custody of our only son
And as our boy told his story, we both started cryin'
Then I realized the harm we had done

He said "Your honor, I′m seven and home was a heaven
My dad was a king in my eyes
My mother an angel who guided my footsteps
And home was my one paradise"


"But I love them both and I can't choose just one
Dear judge, can't you make them see?
That mom without daddy, or dad without mommy
Would only mean heartbreak to me"

"Judge, I′m so broken-hearted, my parents have parted
And gone are the dreams I once had
To me there′s no other can be like my mother
And I still want to be with my dad"

"For I love them both and I can't choose just one
Dear judge, can′t you make them see?
That mom without daddy, or dad without mommy
Would only bring heartaches to me"