Johnny came home broken hearted
Said he lost his girl
He bottled up all the hurt in his heart
Punched a hole in the wall of his world

Now Betty she was a blonde haired beauty
With an eye for a man who could spend
She stole his heart in a pickup truck
And drove off in her Mercedes Benz
And he said

Oh and she looked so innocent
Talkin' about bein' just friends
Oh and it don't make a bit of sense
Ain't that the way it always ends

Karen she had a long time dream
And only one man in her life
He kept her waitin' but she didn't care
Cause he promised he'd make her his wife

Now Billy he had a good thing goin'
But he let it go to his head
He got careless and late one night
She caught them both in her bed
And she said

Oh and he looked so innocent
Talkin' about bein' just friends
Oh and it don't make a bit of sense
Ain't that the way it always ends

Oh it always looked so innocent
Talkin' about bein' just friends
Oh and it don't make a bit of sense
Ain't that the way it always ends

Ain't that the way it always ends

Ain't that the way it always ends

You always come back when I'm at my weakest
When I'm fool enough to let you in
Sayin' how this time around is different
Asking if I want to try again

I do, but I don't
I want to, but I won't
I am but I ain't
I could but I just can't
It feels right but it's wrong
And I've hurt way too long
So when you ask me if I know what I want
I do but I don't

What resistance I have left within me
I lose each time you're holding me this close
With every bitter sweet kiss, girl, you tempt me
Asking if I want to let you go

I do, but I don't
I want to, but I won't
I am but I ain't
I could but I just can't
It feels right but it's wrong
And I've hurt way too long
So when you ask me if I know what I want
I do but I don't

So don't ask me if I know what I want
'Cause I do
But I don't

I gave up pamento cheese
Domino's delivery
Whiskey sours
Apple pies
Finger-lickin' chicken fried
Are gastronomic history
I used to like them scary shows
But I gave 'em up a while ago
Don't do no death-defyin'
Rollercoster ridin'
Now days I just take it slow
Every since we started datin'
I been compensating
To keep from gettin' up
To heaven any quicker 'Cause
She's hard on the ticker
Hard on the ticker
The girl is such a hazard that she oughta have a sticker
Sayin' hard on the ticker

Now, when she wiggles through my door
My chin gets heavy hits the floor
Silky hair, scarlet lips
Swingin' double-jointed hips
My blood begins to roar

And when she nibbles on me ear
It's partly pleasure, partly fear
Little dab is all it takes
To get my heart a palpatatin'
Feelin' like the end is near
I oughta get a policy
A double indemnity
It'd make my beneficiary
A whole lot richer 'Cause
She's hard on the ticker
Hard on the ticker
The girl is such a hazard that she oughta have a sticker
Sayin' hard on the ticker

That's my girl
Yeah, she's hard on the ticker
I oughta get a policy
A double indemnity
It'd make my benificiary
A whole lot richer
Oh, she's hard on the ticker
She's hard on the ticker
Hey, she's hard on the ticker

We were born in this little town
Growin' up I was counting down
Every single day till we made our get-away
But you said you could never see yourself
Trying to make a life anywhere else
This would be your home and I was on my own
But ever since we said good-bye
I've been out here on the wind
Baby you would be surprised
All the places you have been
I've seen you in

Albuquerque waitin' out a blizzard
Arizona dancin' 'cross the desert
Watchin' the sun set in Monterey
Girl I swear just the other day you were
Down in Georgia pickin' them peaches
In Carolina barefoot on the beaches
No matter where you choose to be
In my heart I'll always see you
Everywhere

Now days
When I'm passin' through
The conversation always turns to you
I hear you're doin' fine
Livin' out by the county line
Got a man that's home every night
a couple of kids and the kind of life
That you want to lead
Guess you could say the same for me
Cause you and I made our choices
All those years ago
Still I know I'll hear your voice
And see you down the road
Maybe in

Oklahoma drivin' 'cross the prairie
In Dallas, Texas isn't that where we
Always said we would like to try
Never did so maybe that's why you're on
Every highway just beyond the high-beams
Right beside me in all of my sweet dreams
No matter where you choose to be
In my heart I'll always see you in

Albuquerque waitin' out a blizzard
Arizona dancin' 'cross the desert
Watchin' the sun set in Monterey
Girl I swear just the other day you were
Down in Georgia pickin' them peaches
In Carolina barefoot on the beaches
No matter where you choose to be
In my heart I'll always see you
Everywhere

You just get better all the time
Darlin' don't you change a thing
Lately you're the only song I wanna sing
And you're my reason to try
You just get sweeter every day
The little things you do and say
If only you could see you through my eyes
You just get better all the time

Oh, and I get the feelin' we can make it baby
As long as you are by my side
You're the music in my ears
The laughter when the tears
Are fallin' down in my life

And on down through the years
You never tried to change my ways
You never made me feel
I had to say I'm sorry

You just get better all the time
Why just today I heard you read my mind
That kinda magic is so hard to find
You just get better all the time

Yeah, I swore off love
I swore off women
Devoted my life to huntin' and fishin'
I'd never be anybody else's lovesick fool
It ain't cool
I spend all my spare time Fixin' up
That old rusted up pick-up truck
In no time at all I'd have it lookin' like brand new
Then you

Flip the switch on my doomaflatchie Played my piano like Liberace
I let down my guard
And my heart was as good as gone
So long
Yeah, you cranked my tractor
Ya flick my bic
Woman you tripped the trigger on my thingamajig
Can't explain how ya done it
But, honey, you turn me on
You done all the takin'
I done all the givin'
I threw up my hands, said The heck with it
I shut down my heart
Locked it up and pulled the fuse
Before it blew
All my emotions were disconnected
No sign of a spark Could be detected
I had nobody So I had nothing to lose
Then you

Flip the switch on my doomaflatchie Played my piano like Liberace
I let down my guard
And my heart was as good as gone
So long
Yeah, you cranked my tractor
Ya flick my Bic
Woman you tripped the trigger on my thingamajig
Can't explain how ya done it
But, honey, you turn me on
Yeah, ya crank my tractor
Ya flick my Bic
Woman you tripped the trigger on my thingamajig
Can't explain how ya done it
But, honey, you turn me on