Tammy got dropped on her head as a child
Drank rope wine and grew up wild
Faster than a bullet she'd speed through the night
She's could wake the dead with her appetite
She settled for jerry when things got bad
When things got worse she moved in with her dad
She'd say things just gotta work out in the end
But she never really quite got going again

Life's funny twists and turns
Figure it out but you'll never learn
Get burned you say never again
Give up and then you win

She met Louie at a liquor store
Buying smokes when she walked in the door
Tattooed and smelling of beer
He said tell me baby what the hell we doing here
They walked out into the sun
And she knew he'd be the one
When he said baby I can be a better man
With you by my side I know I can

Life's funny twists and turns
Figure it out but you'll never learn
Get burned you say never again
Give up and then you win

They got married in San Antone
They had five good years in a trailer home
Louie worked days as a hired hand
& at night played drums in a country band
He said Tammy you're always gonna be my queen
You're the prettiest thing I've ever seen
But when he got the cancer it didn't take long
Six months later and he was gone

Life's funny twists and turns
Figure it out but you'll never learn
Get burned you say never again
Give up and then you win

Two weeks later she had a little boy
She said I'm gonna call you little lord fauntleroy
He looked just like his daddy & when she held him tight
She knew everything was gonna be allright