(Deana Carter)
Wanna tell you about a friend of mine.
Her name is Rita Valentine.
Every summer night you can find her dancin`,
Barefoot under a front porch light.
All the boys would bring her flowers and wine.
I`d be singin` when they drove by:
If you get a hold of Rita,
Then you better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know it`s hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
Well, I saw Jimmy Ray.
He just knows the same today.
He an` Rita, lost someplace together.
Now she`s wearin` a brand new Mink.
He said: It feels so sweet, that sugar taste.
If you ask him, he will say:
If you get a hold of Rita,
Then you better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know it`s hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
We used to laugh at the games she played.
But when laughin` comes last, your heart pays the cost, an you wait.
If you get a hold of Rita,
You better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know, it`s hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
Let me tell you about a friend of mine.
Her name is Rita Valentine.