hes ridin the plains livin up to his name as the next to the last true romantic he knows that his story is tragic but he cant rest til hes next to you all the girls know his fame the men curse his name and they talk about him like hes magic but hes the next to the last true romantic and he cant rest til hes next to you hes stolen hearts like theyre horses and horses when hearts cant be found he keeps riding from one horse to one horse to one horse town it gets him down he knows hes a fool to get caught up with you but hes the next to the last true romantic he cant let go of love once hes had it and he cant rest til hes next to you theres always whiskey and women and women and whiskey around he cant tell which is worse to be dying of thirst or to drown that gets him down so he smiles through the pain he pinch estelle he dance with jane sometimes even he dont know how he stands it but hes the next to the last true romantic and he cant rest til hes next to you no he cant rest til hes next to you2