There was a honey brown man with a bayou tan
I loved down in New Orleans
He wrecked my car he spun me out of style
He said "I love you girl, I'd give you this world
But all I got's the streets
This is Louisiane, I ain't made to reconcile"
And he said, "Go on get, this ain't meant
To last much past tonight
You're a beautiful baby but baby this ain't right
You're a silver spoon, I'm a spade
You're a pocket pistol, I'm a sling blade"
And since that day I've been learning how to fight
So I tied up my laces, and I counted out ten paces
I turned and drew, and knew I'd hit my mark
And now it's plain to see that all my life, my men and me
We've been dueling in the dark, just dueling in the dark
Now there's a long-legged boy like Gene and Roy
I love up in Tennessee
Campfire meets saltwater, wild west meets the east
He said, "I love you girl, I'd give you this world
But a poor boy's got to eat
This here's a man's world, and I'm the one to beat
You're a silver spoon, I'm a spade
You're a pocket pistol, I'm a sling blade
And all y'all girls can do anyway is cheat"
So I tied up my laces and I counted out ten paces
I turned and drew, and knew I'd hit my mark
And now it's plain to see that all my life, my men and me
We've been dueling in the dark, just dueling in the dark
Yeah he said "Go on get, this ain't meant
To last much past tonight
Yeah go on get, this ain't meant
Baby this ain't right"