The Heartbreak Kid

He comes out of the west straight across the plains
In a 67' Mustang with yellow flames
Riding like a desperado chasing a train
He's wearing snakeskin boots and a Stetson hat
Got a six string strapped right across his back
A blue jeaned black leathered rock 'n roll Jesse James
All the girls line up when he takes the stage
And he mows them down with just a single gaze
And I was standing back aways
When he looked right through me and then he waved

He's a bandit he's a Romeo
He'll steal your heart and just let you go
I should've listened when they said
Don't ever tangle with the heartbreak kid

I tried to tell my mama what he's like
She said, don't bother baby I know the type
Your daddy was a smooth talking singer in a traveling band
He loved you darling and he always will
But those ramblin' boys they just can't sit still
And every girl's just another one night stand
I said no no mama you got him all wrong
He told me he loves me, gonna write me a song
And when he leaves he's gonna take me along
But when I went back to the hotel they said he was gone

He's a bandit he's a rolling stone
He'll steal your heart and just leave you alone
I should've listened when mama said
Don't ever tangle with the heartbreak kid

Sometimes I hear him singing soft and low
When I'm listening late at night to the radio
Maybe someday he'll come back around
When he wants to settle down and have a home

He's a bandit he's a Romeo
He'll steal your heart and just let you go
I should've listened when they said
Don't ever tangle with the heartbreak kid
I should have listened when they said
Don't ever tangle with the heartbreak kid
Heartbreak kid