Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand Like t-o-y or maybe s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e But the words we're hiding from him now tear the heart right out of me Our d-i-v-o-r-c-e becomes final today Me and little j-o-e will be going away I love you both and this will be pure H-E double L for me Oh I wish that we could stop this d-i-v-o-r-c-e Watch him smile he thinks it's Christmas or his fifth birthday And he thinks c-u-s-t-o-d-y spells fun or play I spell out all the hurtin' words and I turn my head when I speak Cause I can't spell away this hurt that's dripping down my cheeks Our d-i-v-o-r-c-e