Let me tell you about a friend of mine.
Her name is Rita Valentine.
Every summer night you can find her dancin',
Barefoot under her front porch light.
All the boys would bring her flowers and wine.
I'd be singin' when they drove by:
If you get a hold of Rita,
Boy you better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know it's hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
Well, I saw Jimmy Ray.
He just knows the same today.
He an' Rita, went off someplace together.
Now she's wearin' a brand new name.
He says her kiss is sweeter than sugar cane
If you ask him, he will say:
If you get a hold of Rita,
Boy you better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know it's hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
We used to laugh at the games she played.
But when love becomes lost, your heart pays the cost, anyway.
If you get a hold of Rita,
Boy you better run for your life.
She will lead you on one hell of a ride.
When you need her, she will tell you goodbye.
You know, it's hard to hold on to Rita Valentine.
Let me tell you about a friend of mine.
Her name is Rita Valentine.