Marvin Gaye — Court of the Common Plea

The only woman I ever loved Was committed to set me free Yes, she put my love in the hands of a judge In the court of the common plea In the court of the common plea Oh, in the court, court of the common plea, darling The judge's choice did me great harm 'Cause I knew I had done no wrong Yes, he broke my heart, he did it needlessly When he set my baby free In the court of, court of the common plea, yeah In the court, court of the common plea I couldn't believe my eyes When I saw my baby walk away, lord help I couldn't believe my ears When I know I heard my baby say Do you know what she said? She said, "at last, of you I'm free And though there's lots of good in you You just ain't no good for me." Lord, help me, please Oh, the judge's choice did me great harm 'Cause I knew I had done no wrong Oh, he broke my heart needlessly When he set my woman free Oh, lord The court of the common plea Yeah, yeah, oh, oh In the court of the common plea Pleading won't help you, children In the court of the common plea Oh, court of the common plea I'm gonna plea one time I need my children Don't you hurt me