The Ballad of Bobby Ray

Bobby Ray came home one day

To find her Momma gone

She'd never put her in harm's way

She was her number one

Momma always left a note

To tell her where she was

The situation's antidote

Was plain to see because

Momma's hat was on the rack

She always wore it out

Momma wouldn't be so slack

Left Bobby Ray no doubt

Momma's boyfriend Jonny'd left

And stolen Momma too

This was a simple case of theft

And she knew just what to do

Now Bobby Ray was a simple kind

But some things she had straight

And one thing clear in her own mind

Theft led you to hell's gate

Bobby Ray she grabbed her gun

Mounted Queen her trusted horse

Jonny was now on the run

And had Momma of course

Last week she'd caught him cheatin'

Somethin' Momma'd overlooked

But now Bobby's rage was heatin'

Revenge had her hooked

So off she rode into the night

Devils by her side

Anger gripped her stomach tight

She soon was in her stride

She hit town blazin' Queen

She knew just where to call

Whores said Jonny'd been seen

Makin' to the waterfall

She rushed to get there quick

And boy she got a shock

It made her feel real sick

They were up on the rock

Jonny had Momma drugged

About to roll her in

Bobby Ray fired and plugged

Dare tell me that's a sin!

At home they found his stash

Life insurance policies

Momma was just cash

They saw all their follies

They moved house to start again

A new place of their own

They soon got over all the pain

You never heard them moan

Sometimes in life things throw a curve

And you just gotta deal

It's what you make and how you swerve

That shows you're made of steel

Now if you take one lesson

From readin' this here poem

See change as a blessin'

And you'll always be at home