[Verse 1]
There must be somethin' wrong with you to want a man like me
Ain't gotta mess you up too, girl ain't you from good family?
I'll just lead you astray 'cause that's just the life I lead
Baby, don't go chasin' down a lost cause like me

[Verse 2]
I'm just a damaged good ole' boy with a self-destructive streak
My past is just a void, my future's lookin' bleak
So get out while you can, girl, or just be thankful when I leave
Baby, don't go chasin' down a lost cause like me

[Chorus]
I'm just a lost cause on a lost highway
I got some fatal flaws, aw What can I say to sabotage
What we've got goin' before we go all the way?
You know this can't be saved

[Verse 3]
So let me build this burnin' bridge before we get too deep
Let me dig my ditch along a one-way dead-end street
It ain't that I don't want ya, I'm just the last thing that you need
Baby, don't go chasin' down a lost cause like me
Baby, don't go chasin' down a lost cause like me