I Never Learn

[Verse 1]
Well the River City Diner's just a half a block away
That's where you'll find 'em, they sit there nearly every day
And when the moon's right he likes to stop by here on his way home

[Verse 2]
I don't know where she goes, I don't know if she knows
But he leaves his cigarette butts and his clothes on my floor
And if he's feelin' awfully generous he might leave some money by the door

[Verse 3]
Just last week I was outside hangin' clothes
When I heard the gate open and I heard the gate close
He's as wild as the wind blowin' in, shakin' shingles from the roof

[Verse 4]
We went inside we went upstairs, he ran his fingers through my hair
He said his woman couldn't please him and of course he still cared
And I'm a sucker for pretty words but not a stickler for the truth

[Chorus]
Because that man is hotter than a lighted cigarette
Faster than your old tomcat
He'll haunt you like a ghost
He'll promise you the moon
And then he's gone makes you think you're the only one
I oughta know better
But somehow I never learn

[Verse 5]
I thought of tellin' his old lady with a letter in the mail
I thought of movin' in with sister, put my house up for sale
I thought of buyin' me a shotgun to keep there by the door

[Verse 6]
But when it's been a week or two, I start lookin' for the moon
I put my best dress on and I spray a sweet perfume
And I pretend to read a novel while I wait on my front porch

[Chorus]
Because that man is hotter than a lighted cigarette
Faster than your old tomcat
He'll haunt you like a ghost
He'll promise you the moon
And then he's gone makes you think you're the only one
I oughta know better
But somehow I never learn

[Verse 7]
And when I wake up he's always gone
I clean the bottles off the floor and put my clothes back on
I'm goin' out today, I'm gonna buy myself that gun

[Chorus]
Because that man is hotter than a lighted cigarette
Faster than your old tomcat
He'll haunt you like a ghost
He'll promise you the moon
And then he's gone makes you think you're the only one
I oughta know better...

[Chorus]
But that man is hotter than a lighted cigarette
Faster than your old tomcat
He'll haunt you like a ghost
He'll promise you the moon
And then he's gone makes you think you're the only one
I oughta know better
But somehow I never learn