Bessie was a lovely child from East Tennessee Leroy was an outlaw hard eyed and mean One day she saw him starin' and it chilled her to the bone And she swore she had to see that look on a child of her own. 'Cause ladies love outlaws like babies love stray dogs Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold And outlaws touch the ladies Somewhere deep down in their soul. Linda was a pretty girl, blonde and built to last Timmy was a guitar picker runnin' from his past Listen" to his songs she heard nothin' but bad news Still she made her mind up to get him win or lose. Ladies love outlaws like babies love stray dogs Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold And outlaws touch the ladies Somewhere deep down in their soul Jesica like the Cadillacs and diamonds for her hands Seymore had a reputation as a ladie's man Late one night a light of love finally gave a sign Jessi parked her Cadillac and took her place in line. 'Cause ladies love outlaws like babies love stray dogs Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold And outlaws touch the ladies Somewhere deep down in their soul. Ladies love outlaws like babies love stray dogs Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold And outlaws touch the ladies Somewhere deep down in their soul