Goodbye Earl

[Verse 1]
Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both members of the 4H club
Both active in the FFA
After graduation Mary Anne went out
Looking for a bright new world
Wanda looked all around this town
And all she found was Earl

[Verse 2]
Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married
That Wanda started getting abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well, she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Right away, Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
On a red-eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand as they worked out a plan
And it didn't take long to decide

[Chorus]
That Earl had to die
Goodbye, Earl!
You're feeling weak?
Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl?

[Verse 3]
The cops, they came to bring Earl in
They searched the house high and low
Then they tipped their hats and said, "Thank you, ladies
If you hear from him, let us know"

[Verse 4]
Well, the weeks went by and spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he was a missing person
Who nobody missed at all

[Pre-Chorus 2]
So the girls bought some land
And a roadside stand out on Highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
And they don't lose any sleep at night

[Chorus 2]
'Cause Earl had to die
Goodbye, Earl!
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake, Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
Well, is that all right?
Good, let's go for a ride, Earl!