My pride's still laying in your downstairs couch
My common sense never left my house
'Cause, honey, you're the talk of the town
Had to see what they were talking about

'Cause I heard about your reputation, babe
I heard the story
You ran through Memphis, then you rode away
Now even I can say

I heard you got engaged and said it wasn't meant to be
So why you staring at me, swearing that you'll marry me?
He likes 'em young, I was twenty-three
When I met the heartbreaker from Tennessee

My dignity's in the hotel bed
My self-control, I don't know where that went
It's probably tangled up in the sheets
All my friends would be ashamed of me

'Cause I know about your reputation, baby
Now I'm the star of the story
Headline on the cover page
Now even I can say

I heard you got engaged and said it wasn't meant to be
So why you staring at me, swearing that you'll marry me?
He likes 'em young, I was twenty-three
When I met the heartbreaker from Tennessee
It's funny how I swore I'd make a hero out of you
I hate to say that everything they said would turn out true
I fell in love, I was twenty-three
When I met the heartbreaker, I met the heartbreaker
I met the heartbreaker from Tennessee