She was touching up her makeup
I was standing next in line
Couldn´t help but notice
´Neath those powder room lights
It was China red outlined in black

On the left side of her shoulder in plain view
I just had to ask,"Hey
What´s with that half heart tattoo?"
She glanced at me through the mirror
And started to laugh
She said,"I know this looks funny
But there is another half"
"And it´s China red outlined in black
On the right side of his shoulder, last I knew
Yeah, somewhere out there
Is a match to this half a heart tattoo"
"Well that last I heard some redhead caught his eye in New Orleans
And before that it was a blonde in Baton Rouge
"I know there´s at least a dozen gals out sporting one of these
Thinking that they´re the only fool that he´s left with a hear tattoo"

Well girl you got my symphony
I knew a guy like that
I said,"You ain´t gonna believe this
Then I pulled my jacket back"
"Yeah, it´s China red outlined in black
On the left side of my shoulder, still fairly new
I guess there´s just a whole mess of us
With a half a heart tattoo"
Well the last I heard he moved in with some dancer from L.A.
But I´m betting that won´t last a week or two
He loves them long enough to leave his mark and that he´s on his way
And that he´s so good they´ll never have a clue
Until they´re stuck with a half a heart tattoo
So ladies make sure that guy standing next to you
Ain´t wearing no half a heart tattoo
Half a heart tattoo, half a heart tattoo