Love Match

The crowd had gathered They heard the word that pretty soon I'd be losing her They stood in line just to see The work that she would make of me They held their breath whispered low Waiting for that final blow They called her name she was picked to win As we walked out into the ring In the first round she broke my heart In the second round she tore it apart In the third round I was on the ropes In the forth round I didn't have a hope The thing she said in the final bout Laid me low really knocked me out She waved to the crowd without a scratch The heartache champion of this love match Mmm love match mmmm love match They called for blood and wanted more They picked me up off of the floor My head was spinning I staggered round I couldn't stand for falling down The lights were dimmed I heard them say You can't make it anyway I was game I climbed back in I tried to win her back again In the first round she hurt me bad In the second round I couldn't handle that In the third round I almost died In the forth round I saw that look in her eyes I knew right then how it would be She turned and walked away from me I shouted fair and square there ain't no catch She's the heartache champion of the love match Mmm love match mmmm love match SOLO They held their breath whispered low Waiting for that final blow The lights were dimmed I hear them say You can't make it anyway In the first round she broke my heart In the second round she tore it apart In the third round I was on the ropes In the forth round I didn't have a hope I knew right then how it would be She turned and walked away from me I shouted fair and sqaure there ain't no catch She's the heartache champion of the love match Mmm love match mmmm love match >From Buddy Miller "Cruel Moon" Hightone Records 1999 Irving Music/Little March Music(BMI) Buddy Miller vocals/guitar Byron House bass John Gardner drums Tammy Rogers fiddle Steve Earle vocals