Ex Parte
(Jody Bilyeu)

Last night old Fred at the Brew n' Cue
Told me you'd been messing around,
So when you and your boss drove down to West Plains
I fancied I'd follow you down.
I waited around outside your hotel room
At the Fast and Friendly Lodge--
You came out waving your thirty-eight
And fired six shots into my Dodge.

CHORUS:
I'm gonna get me an Ex Parte
To keep you one hundred yards away
From my property
From my person
And my heart.
Darling you've never been true
And I'm a little bit afraid of you.
I'm going down to the courthouse
To get me an Ex Parte.

When we got married seven years ago
It was 'til death do us part.
But now that I've realized you'll be the death of me
I've had a little change of heart.
I cleaned out both of the bank accounts
And canceled all your credit cards.
You've got your man, honey, I'll keep the house.
Come pick your clothes up out of the yard.

CHORUS

And knowing your boss like I do
I'm pretty sure that he'll get one too
Darling you treated me cruel
And I know darn well that you'll
Be going down to the courthouse to get you an Ex Parte
Hey hey hey
Let's all go down to the courthouse
We'll all have an Ex Parte