Ladies Love Outlaws

Bessie was a lovely child

From West Tennessee

Leroy was an outlaw

Hard-eyed and mean

One day, she saw him starin', and

It chilled her to the bone

And she knew she had to see that look

On a child of her own

'Cause ladies love outlaws

Like babies love stray dogs

Ladies touch babies

Like a banker touches gold

Outlaws touch ladies

Somewhere deep down in their soul

Linda was a lady

Blonde and built to last

Now, Billy was a no-good guitar picker

Runnin' from his past

She heard all of his songs tellin'

Nothin' but bad news

But she made her mind up

To try to get him, win or lose

Ladies love outlaws

Like babies love stray dogs

Ladies touch babies

Like a banker touches gold

Outlaws touch ladies

Somewhere deep down in their soul

Jessie liked Cadillacs

And diamonds on her hand

Waymore had a reputation

As a ladies' man

Late one night, her light of love

Blindly gave a sign

Jessie parked her Cadillac

And took her place in line

'Cause ladies love outlaws

Like babies love stray dogs

Ladies touch babies

Like a banker touches gold

Outlaws touch ladies

Somewhere deep down in their soul

Ladies love outlaws

Like babies love a bunch o' stray dogs

Ladies touch babies

Like a banker touches gold

Outlaws touch ladies

Somewhere deep down in their soul