There ain't no use in trying to save her
She's picking up fellas in a car I gave her
I don't think that I should have to watch
And she never would come home on time
From cruising on down at the county line
Riding with bikers and drinking in truck stops
But they say a smart man
He would have left her high and dry
And they say a strong man
He would have kept on trying
They say a prudent man
He gets his sleep at night
They say a wise man
He gets it down in writing
I should have known that time
When I was at the wheel
You took my keys you took my bill of sale
You left me with the baby
And you bolt like a lightning shot
And now the law can't seem to track her down
Tearing up the pavement in my little town
So I just sit and think
Of all the other fellers that I'm not
But they say a smart man
He would have left her high and dry
And they say a strong man
He would have kept on trying
They say a prudent man
He gets his sleep at night
They say a wise man
He gets it down in writing