[Verse 1]
We've talked it to death
Cryin' on the telephone
Nights when he drinks at home
She has to whisper through her tears
"Johnny," she says, "you'd never do these things to me"
But I can never make her see
He's wasted such precious years
Well, "You married the wrong guy" is all I ever say

[Chorus]
He's a no good so and so
But she'll never let him go
Though she knows it'll never work
She loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

[Verse 2]
Well, he was the guy always out on the make
I guess he had what it takes
To turn the heads of pretty girls
She thought he would change
The worst of us will settle down
But he couldn't stay out of town
Not even with this precious pearl
Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises

[Chorus]
He's a no good so and so
But she'll never let him go
Though she knows it'll never work
She loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

[Bridge]
Well, I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms
What I wouldn't give for just one-tenth of what she gives Mister Charming

[Chorus]
He's a no good so and so
But she'll never let him go
Though she knows it'll never work
She loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

[Outro]
He's never gonna change
Love is strange (She loves the jerk)
She'll never let him go
Well, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know (She loves the jerk)
She's never gonna see
She'd be better off with me (She loves the jerk)
He's never gonna change
Woah oh oh, love is so strange (She loves the jerk)
She'll never let him, never let him go
I know, I know, I know, I know (She loves the jerk)
She's just never gonna, never gonna see
She'd be better off with me