She left a lipstick letter on the mirror   Shattered on the bathroom floor   All I could put back together was,   "Never see me no more"   Took all her clothes, but one red dress   The one she knows I like the best   All I could do was clean up the mess   And wonder where she had gone      I had a sky blue ragtop Mustang, 1964   She drove it off into the night   'Til it just wouldn't go no more   She caught a ride on into town   Bought some gas and laid the top down   She burned that pony to the ground   On the desert in New Mexico      Chorus   When Rita leaves, Rita's gone   She gave me every chance a man could want   I've never known a love so strong   Or so crazy when she's been done wrong   When Rita leaves, Rita's gone      I put a call into her Mamasita back in El Paso   She said she got the story from Rita   On her way to Mexico   Her Mama knew I was takin' it hard   Said she was sorry about my car   She said you're lucky all she broke   Was your heart   You better just let her go