It's Hard To Tell The Married From The Free
Recorded by Jean Shepard
Written by Don Helms and Gene Jackson
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Today so many men are so unfaithful
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Upon their hands no wedding bands they'll wear
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But that don't mean that they're not tied to someone
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Whose heart is broken by each new affair
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They say they go out for a past time
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No harm is done if they get home by three
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But someone hopes each time will be the last time
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It's hard to tell the married from the free
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You'll see them in the crowd at every party
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And from the way they dance and carry on
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It's hard to tell the ones who may be single
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From the ones who have someone at home
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His lips that you may think are so inviting
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May belong to someone just like me
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But can you guess the truth he may be hiding
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It's hard to tell the married from the free