Grounds for Divorce

I heard he dabbled into

witchcraft, I heard occult

Oh, they're pretty much the same

I guess he was adopted, or raised by wolves

That's ridiculous to say

I heard he boiled over, cursed the town

Had the touch, so nothing grew

I heard that too, it's true

That's a lie

I heard he spoke in tongues, gone crazy

I heard he was a refugee

I heard he was a monster, a scary ghost

Oh you know there's no such thing

I heard he boiled over, cursed the town

Had the touch, so nothing grew

I heard that too, it's true

That's a lie

We're left with some stories inert

But this is the part that will hurt

And nobody learned

And now nothing grows here

Always a shy, unremarkable man

Then one day he'd had it, and threw up his hands

He filled up his lungs, and he pulled at his hair

And he curled up his lips and he bellowed

"You'll never know how sorry you'll be"

I heard he dabbled into

witchcraft, I heard occult

Oh, they're pretty much the same

I guess he was adopted, or raised by wolves

That's ridiculous to say

I heard he boiled over, cursed the town

Had the touch, so nothing grew

I heard that too, it's true

That's a lie

We're left with some stories inert

But this is the part that will hurt

And nobody learned

And now nothing grows

Always a shy, unremarkable man

Then one day he'd had it, and threw up his hands

He filled up his lungs and he pulled in his hair

And he curled up his lips and he bellowed

"You'll never know how sorry you'll be"

The looks on their faces

You'd swear they were dead

It finally sunk in to their bones what he said

Thes seeds will be bitter, the harvest will crumble

Your fields will lay fallow for years

And nothing will grow

People will speak of him once in a while

as legend would have it you'll hear it for miles

he'll curse up a blue streak add lead to the air

and stink like all matter of things

And nothing will grow