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