Original lyrics

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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 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 And oh, oh, oh I haven't been a perfect wife I'm a lonely heart Looking for the real romance of my life 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 Oh, oh, oh I haven't been a perfect wife I'm a lonely heart Looking for the real romance of my life 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 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 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 Take it easy, don't worry I'll be fine in here