[Verse 1]
He rolls in late
Truck door slam, boots hit that sandlot gravel
Tips his hat
Says her name like he’s known her since forever
Corner bar glow
Lipstick stain on his coffee-cup hand
Heart on the dash
Dreams in the back of that beat-up van
[Chorus]
He’s an outlaw Romeo
Lovin’ and leavin’ down every backroad
Breaking hearts, chasin’ things you can’t keep score
(oh-oh) he’s gone by dawn again
Puttin’ on one-night stands
Wakin’ up with one-night stands
Reachin’ for a Gibson by the hotel bed
That’s the only love he swears he’ll ever get
[Verse 2]
Songbook spine
Stuffed with names that he never calls later
Cheap motel sheets
Smell like perfume and midnight behavior
She asks, “Stay?”
He just smiles, starts hummin’ a stranger’s song
Kisses her hair
Then packs up the pieces and moves along
[Chorus]
He’s an outlaw Romeo
Lovin’ and leavin’ down every backroad
Breaking hearts, chasin’ things you can’t keep score
(oh-oh) he’s gone by dawn again
Puttin’ on one-night stands
Wakin’ up with one-night stands
Reachin’ for a Gibson by the hotel bed
That’s the only love he swears he’ll ever get
[Bridge]
[Band drops to just vocal and guitar]
Every town another promise
Every promise just a line
He keeps sayin’ he’ll stop runnin’
But the road keeps hummin’ in his mind
So he
Tightens up the strap, lets the first note ring
Leaves her at the window
While the boy goes chase another dream
[Chorus]
He’s an outlaw Romeo
Lovin’ and leavin’ down every backroad
Breaking hearts, chasin’ things you can’t keep score
(oh-oh) he’s gone by dawn again
Puttin’ on one-night stands
Wakin’ up with one-night stands
Reachin’ for a Gibson by the hotel bed
That’s the only love he swears he’ll ever get
(yeah, that old six-string’s the only love he’ll ever get)