You Cheated Our Son

I didn’t mind when you left me. It was time to split; I agree. We had our life and it was done, But why’d you take away my son? He needed his father, can’t you see? You cheated him; you cheated me. I think of those days flyin' kites, Catchin’ fireflies summer nights, Jumpin’ into the swimmin’ hole. These treasured times meant more than gold. He needed his father, can’t you see? You cheated him; you cheated me. Those tears he cried, wavin' goodbye, I turned away, my tears to hide. You took him many miles away, But I still think of him each day. He needed his father, can’t you see? You cheated him; you cheated me. I call and you hang up the phone. Next time I see him, he’ll be grown. The bond we had was special to us, But it vanished with that Greyhound bus. He needed his father, can’t you see? You cheated him; you cheated me. *Entry for Paula’s “Play Me a Cheatin’ Song” contest