Love Gone Sour

Sometimes he leaves the pub intoxicated after three hours drinking or four Then he goes around to his partners house and raps upon the door And disturbs the whole neighbourhood by creating such a din Till she feels compelled out of a sense of shame for to allow him in. And then an argument ensues and she shouts I don't want you here By law you should not visit when you are full of beer, You ignore the court order that when drunk you stay away, You have become a nuisance and by the rules you do not play Because I've given birth to your child does not give you the right To come here full of liquor when the pub closes at night But he stresses his point aggressively that the law he does not break And that in her obtaining a court order on her part a mistake. They shout and swear at each other for a half an hour or more And disturb the sleep and peace of mind of the ageing pair next door Till suddenly their shouting cease and all again is quiet And the only sound made by the boobook owl who calls in the moonlight. Sometimes when he is full of liquor on his partner or by now ex partner he pays an unwelcome call And their shoutings can be heard next door through the thin timber wall And the court order issued by a judge he ignores and disobey And such is the price for love gone sour that some women have to pay.