It sure didn't take too long Woke up in the mornin', she's gone Well, the note that she wrote didn't say 'Dear John' Just 'Goodbye sucker I'm gone' Was a homegrown mountain girl Raised in a different world And I was a wanna be rocker She was more into Merle Couldn't see it just wouldn't work And now I'm double fisting long necks Grapefruit and Stoli But I'm never gettin' over Joely, yeah Yeah, and I poured myself in my car I drove it on down to the bar But they wouldn't let me in 'cause I ain't a movie star Went to the Horse Shoe on Lamar The bouncers threw me out there too And I didn't know what to do So I picked up the phone and I called Peg Sue Call block wouldn't let me through Now I'm wishing for some drugs Or a shrink to console me But I'm never getting over Joely, yeah Well, I gathered up all of my guns And a pipe bomb just for fun Drove to her house and parked there on the lawn That's right, I always was a crazy one Yeah, the boyfriend was sure nice to me Calm down "Would you like a drink" And I shot him full of holes from his nose to his knees Polished off her little sweet pea Now I'm cryin' on me knees Feelin' dirty and unholy But I'm never gettin' over Joely Yeah, I'll probably get life And serve at least forty Never gettin' over Joely, hey