Oh, woe is me; my baby's gone.... Hey, wait a minute. That might not be such a bad thing! (Let's do a little line-dancin' and stop worryin'.)

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Got a little tired of "I want you/need you/can't live without you" stuff, and decided to go with the OTHER side of a relationship, where you really are better off if they get the heck away from you!

Personnel:
Ozone Pete: Vocals; guitar; harmonica
Rick Handville: Electric lead and rhythm guitars; organ
Jeff Ladd: Bass
Tom "Sticks" Moran: Drums
Rob Fried: Congas

Loretta

I woke up this mornin', feelin' just fine;
No tearstains on my pillow, no worries on my mind;
And then I looked into the closet, where you could plainly see,
Loretta had up and walked out on me.

Hey, hey, Loretta, I'm so glad that you're good and gone.
Hey-hey, yeah, yeah, Loretta; goodbye, good luck, so long!

I used to jump and jitter when the phone would ring,
'Cause it might be the sheriff or some other damn thing;
Then I'd search through the city like some broken-down machine,
To find you in a gin-mill with some guy I'd never seen.

Hey, hey, Loretta (etc.)

A paralysed victim of her poison kiss;
I never thought that I was gonna live through this;
But now I'm just a check-mark in her big black book;
I'm feelin' like a fish that's shaken off the hook!

I'm walkin' like I'm dancin', grin at everyone I see,
They're wond'rin' 'bout this sudden change that's fallen over me;
The possibilities are endless; my world is brand new,
'Cause I'm startin' over... and I'm startin' without you!

Hey, hey, Loretta (etc.)