[Verse 1]
I married Charlie when I was sixteen
But I didn't love him and he didn't love me
Frank was sweet, sent me poetry
But it wasn't the same as it was on TV

[Verse 2]
A lonely widow with no place to go
For a time I settled on the Florida coast
Rick and Arlie, they had to go
To join the rest of my family's ghosts

[Chorus]
And oh, oh, oh
I haven't been a perfect wife
I'm a lonely heart
Looking for the real romance of my life

[Verse 3]
Now Sam was a hard man with a real mean streak
Said women don't need romance magazines
But I showed him with his last coffee
And now they can do anything they like with me

[Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh
I haven't been a perfect wife
I'm a lonely heart
Looking for the real romance of my life
[Bridge]
Take it easy, don't worry
I'll be fine in here
I'm sure I'll find my perfect mate yet
And my conscience is clear

[Verse 4]
Didn't do it for the money, in truth I was bored
Nobody writes to me anymore
Cigarettes and prison walls
Will keep me company till I meet the Lord
And Lord knows that

[Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh
I haven't been a perfect wife
I'm a lonely heart
Looking for the real romance of my life
Oh, oh, oh
I haven't been a perfect wife
I'm a lonely heart
Looking for the real romance of my life

[Outro]
Take it easy, don't worry
I'll be fine in here