Rita's Only Fault

She handled herself well
 For being handled by two guards
 She still looked like a prom queen
 In the back of the sheriff's car
 The crowd lined up from the court house
 To the jailhouse down the street
 How could they talk so bad
 About a girl who was so sweet
 Rita's heart turned to ice on a hot night in July
 She did what she had to do
 They don't believe the reasons why
 How he used her for a doormat
 When he was sober enough to walk
 As far as I'm concerned
 He was Rita's only fault
 You know I've always loved her
 And one time she loved me too
 That first love never let me go
 The way that others do
 She left me for the quarterback
 I knew him back in school
 He had a shiny car and a fast smile
 But I always knew he was a fool
 Rita's heart turned to ice on a hot night in July
 She did what she had to do
 They don't believe the reasons why
 How he used her for a doormat
 When he was sober enough to walk
 As far as I'm concerned
 He was Rita's only fault
 Now I go to see her Sundays
 I see the tears in her eyes
 And I see the same sweet smile
 That hell can't disguise
 If I'd have only known
 I'd have done him in myself
 I'd gladly take her place
 In that cold grey cell
 Rita's heart turned to ice on a hot night in July
 She did what she had to do
 They don't believe the reasons why
 How he used her for a doormat
 When he was sober enough to walk
 As far as I'm concerned
 He was Rita's only fault