"I Just Can't Stay Married to You" is a song written by Charlie Black, Rory Bourke and Jerry Gillespie.

The song was released as a single in 1978 via LS Records and became a top hit on the North American country music charts.

In the late 1970s, Cristy Lane achieved commercial success in the country field after her husband started his own record label.

[3] The song was aided in chart success after Lane performed the tune on the televised Academy of Country Music Awards in early 1979.

[6] In reviewing her 1978 studio album, Greg Adams of AllMusic gave "I Just Can't Stay Married to You" a positive response, calling it "top five divorce song".