well i met him in seattle bellied up to a bottle telling lies at the blue moon bar hell his face was hard and traveled as the lies unraveled i found a man who could laugh at his scars he got shanghaied in vegas by a painted woman i got hogtied by a hooker in ohio i got derailed by a dancer out in dallas yeah women gonna be the death of me what a way to go he said a girl named alexis broke his heart down in texas left him with a 1000 smile he laughed as he remembered the things he surrendered heartaches never cramped his style i got tongue tied by a teacher in tallahassee i had a wild ride with waitress idaho i got waylaid by a widow in wyoming yeah women gonna be the death of me what a way to go he got shanghaied in vegas by a painted woman i got hogtied by a hooker in ohio i got derailed by a dancer out in dallas yeah women gonna be the death of me what a way to go he got shanghaied in vegas by a painted woman i got hogtied by a hooker in ohio i got derailed by a dancer out in dallas yeah women gonna be the death of me what a way to go yeah women gonna be the death of me what a way to go 