Short Sweet Ride lyrics

Song information

Artist: Alan Jackson
Album: Here In The Real World

Lyrics

I could see it coming from a mile away
A heartache looking for a place to stay
But I couldn't resist her and I couldn't be cool
The lord made a woman to make a man a fool

Chorus:
It's an age old story but it still holds true
There ain't no ending to what a man won't do
He loves some woman till he goes insane
Its a short sweet rid on a runaway train

I was drunk and crazy by her sweet perfume
But I knew stone sober I was being used
Now the heartache lingers like a cheap cologne
She took what she wanted and she was gone

Chorus

It was almost worth it for the time we spent
'Cause there ain't no future in a heart for rent
Still she taught me something 'bout the facts of life
That love cuts quicker than a switch- blade knife

Chorus

It's a short sweet ride on a runaway train
Love's a short sweet ride on a runaway train