So you lit her cigarette;
You're feelin' pretty good.
You think you've got a shot;
Most girls, you prob'ly would.
Yeah, this is that kind of place,
But she ain't that kind of girl.
Well, you're readin' it all wrong,
Let me tell you about her.

She only smokes when she drinks,
She only drinks now and then.
Now and then when she's tired,
Of bein' let down by men.
You can give her a light,
But it's not what you think:
Everybody knows, she only drinks alone,
And she only smokes when she drinks.

Did you ask her to dance?
Let me guess: she told you: "No."
Got to take her some place quiet,
And see how far that goes.
Oh, don't take it all that hard,
When she smiles and turns you down.
For a complicated girl,
She ain't that hard to figure out.

She only smokes when she drinks,
She only drinks now and then.
Now and then when she's tired,
Of bein' let down by men.
You can give her a light,
But it's not what you think:
Everybody knows, she only drinks alone,
And she only smokes when she drinks.

Oh, she only smokes when she drinks,
She only drinks now and then.
Now and then when she's tired,
Of bein' let down by men.
You can give her a light,
But it's not what you think:
Everybody knows, she only drinks alone,
And she only smokes when she drinks.

Yeah, an' that's right.