Lyrics

[Chorus] I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hand Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open Once I was a child, I′m now surely a man Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open, yeah [Verse 1] We were head over heels, I was doing cartwheels No romance, no appeals, just the way my heart feels Wild and fine from New Orleans, tattoo on her thigh Of a fleur-de-lis in a little silk dress That she bought secondhand, she'd do a little dance I could see her silhouette Good God, how I used to knock that out Rattle the walls in that shotgun little house Good lord, how we used to party hard Half-dead flying home from Mardi Gras The shit we did, we should have been arrested Shit, I fell for her, well, i should have guessed it Should have known then that no one can tame that Fire on the Bayou, no way to contain that Would′ve exchanged vows, church with stained glass Now I'm passed out, laid across the train tracks [Chorus] I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hand Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open Once I was a child, I′m now surely a man Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open, yeah [Verse 2] We were naked in the dark drinkin' Megasmart Out of mismatched mugs and mason jars She was actin' strange, then I had this dream We were at a cotillion, a masquerade She disappeared behind an elaborate stage Followed by 5 gentleman, I gassed the way The bed was empty, I sat up straight Were we together last night or did I masturbate? The drapes are drawn and now baby's gone Its sweet like she just put her fragrance on The first night I tripped 'cuz we partied crazy As time went by, though, It happened daily Circling the crib would be random riff raff Phone numbers written on the back of Zig Zags I asked her about it, she dismissed it slightly Then, we would have sex and it'd be forgotten [Chorus] I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hand Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open Once I was a child, I′m now surely a man Ooh, ooh, she ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open, yeah Where did we go wrong, where did we go wrong? Can I make it right, can I make it right? [Verse 3] One hot night we were feeling breathless Hit the dive bar for some reckless mischief Baby always knew how to make an entrance Dudes winkin' at her like they knew our business I pinched a fish, she threw a tantrum She stormed off yellin' headed for the restroom I pounded a side car, popped a Seven She was takin' her time so I hit the men's room Familiar screams from the next latrine Why did I look, I already knew what I'd see Straddlin' some dude with her boots in the air She smiled back at me, threw a deuce in the air If its a few franks, here I am at the cribbo Scanning the place that I glanced out the window Hand full of drapes or the hand full of zippos Laugh in his face, come dance with me kiddo [Chorus] Oh, she ripped my chest wide open Oh, she ripped my chest wide open Ooh, she ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open