Well, the Sheriff caught me down in my busted Chevrolet

Rust on the bumper, smoke rollin' off the brakes

Had a six-string in the backseat, a bad reputation

Three unpaid tabs and a warrant in rotation

I'm a hard-livin', fast-talkin', backseat Casanova clown

Got banned from Sunday service in three neighboring towns

The Sheriff said, Watch yourself, I know your type too well

That hurts my feelings, Sir

Then I took his belle

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive one

The best outlaws got a little heart under the gun

I fall in love easy, Lord, I always have

Especially when she whispers while I'm followin' her map

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive man

Weak for red nails dragging down my back again

But a tumbleweed can't settle, no matter how hard it tries

Some men are born to wander, some get lost in tights

Now his wife shows up each evenin' carryin' peach pie, while the Sheriff stuffs his face

She pours a lil whiskey in his Folgers just... just in case

Soon he starts snorin' like a broke-down diesel train

She says, That man's just an alibi, honey, I came here for this outlaw in chains

I'm a hard-livin', fast-talkin', backseat Casanova clown

Got banned from Sunday service in three neighboring towns

I ain't proud of every poor decision that I've made

But married women love me like dogs love gettin' sprayed

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive one

The best outlaws got a little heart under the gun

I fall in love easy, Lord, I always have

Especially when she whispers while I'm followin' her map

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive man

Weak for red nails dragging down my back again

But a tumbleweed can't settle, no matter how hard it tries

Some men are born to wander, some get lost in tights

Now she's throwin' dishes at the wall

And I'm halfway to New Mexico forgettin' names and all

The Sheriff still hates me and frankly I understand

But if his wife shows up again, well, I'm only a man

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive one

The best outlaws got a little heart under the gun

I fall in love easy, Lord, I always have

Especially when she whispers while I'm followin' her map

'Cause I'm a rebel, but a sensitive man

Weak for red nails dragging down my back again

But a tumbleweed can't settle, no matter how hard it tries

Some men are born to wander, some get lost in tights