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I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hands She ripped my chest wide open Once was a child, oh now I′m now surely a man She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open (yeah) We were head over heels, I was doing cartwheels No meds, no pills, just the way my heart feels Wild and fine from New Orleans Tattoo on her thigh of the 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 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, 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 I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hands She ripped my chest wide open Once was a child, oh now I′m now surely a man She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open (yeah) We were naked in the dark drinkin' Makers Mark 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 gentlemen, I gasped awake The bed was empty, I sat up straight Were we together last night or did I masturbate? And now baby's gone Air sweet like she just put her fragrance on At first I ain't trip cause we partied crazy 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 slyly Then we'd have sex and it'd be forgotten I walked for miles, oh with my head in my hands She ripped my chest wide open Once was a child, oh now I′m now surely a man 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? One hot ass night we were feeling restless Hit the dive bar for some reckless mischief Baby always knew how to make an entrance Dudes winkin' at her like they knew her business I pitched a fit, she threw a tantrum She stormed off yellin' headed for the restroom I pounded a sidecar, popped a centrum 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 Straddled some dude with her boots in the air She smiled back at me, threw a deuce in the air Advance a few frames, here I am at the cribbo Scanning the place then I glanced out the window Hand full of drapes other hand full of Zippos Laughing in space, come dance with me kiddo She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open She ripped my chest wide open