An Empty pack
of marlboros
Sittin' by the bed I can still see
Mama cryin' on the floor
And I sorta still remember
Why was that September
Before she told me he was really gone
I ran and got my plastic ponies
But he just kept on going
I thought he'd turn around
But I know better now
Oo h, you can't fancy men
Ooh, they were born to run and then
You think you've got them
where you want them
Then they leave you all alone
Half -broke horses,
they never come back home
I've tried hard not to be like momma
Blood thicker than water
And I fell for the way he said my name
And we made love wild and crazy
He wanted me to have his baby
But I should've known
And there's some things
that you can't change
I stood on the front porch crying
But he just kept on driving
I thought he'd turn around
But I know better now
Ooh, you can't send some men
Ooh, they were
born to run and bend
You think you've got them
where you want them
Then they leave you all alone
Half -broke horses,
they never come back home
Now I watch that little girl
by the window
Those plastic ponies are a story
She's gonna have to hear some day
She's gonna need to hear me say
You can't fancy men, no, no
Cause they were born to run and then
You think you've got them
where you want them
Then they leave you all alone
A half -broke horse is,
they never come back home
A half -broke horse is,
they never come back home
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