She left a lipstick letter on the mirror
Shattered on the bathroom floor
All I could put back together was,
'Never see me no more'
Took all her clothes, but one red dress
The one she knows I like the best
All I could do was clean up the mess
And wonder where she had gone
I had a sky blue ragtop Mustang, 1964
She drove it off into the night
'Til it just wouldn't go no more
She caught a ride on into town
Bought some gas and laid the top down
She burned that pony to the ground
On the desert in New Mexico
Chorus:
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
She gave me every chance a man could want
I've never known a love so strong
Or so crazy when she's been done wrong
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
I put a call into her Mamasita back in El Paso
She said she got the story from Rita
On her way to Mexico
Her Mama knew I was takin' it hard
Said she was sorry about my car
She said you're lucky all she broke
Was your heart
You better just let her go
(Repeat Chorus)