Well, he's tall dark and dangerous, he's a love thief on the run.
He's the moonlight bandit, brother to the devil's son.
He'll cover you with sweet talk, tell you what you want to hear,
Then he'll take your smilin' face and he'll cover it with tears.

They call him poison sugar,
'Cause there's poison in his kiss.
Oh, you ladies must warn your daughters,
About the stranger with the poison lips.

His hands will warm your body like the morning Georgia sun,
An' you'll think you've found forever in his arms before he's done.
With honey dripping off his words, his passion takes you home.
An' his lying lips won't tell you, you'll be waking up alone.

They call him poison sugar,
'Cause there's poison in his kiss.
Oh, you ladies must warn your daughters,
About the stranger with the poison lips.

You can find him on a dark street, you could meet him at the store.
He could even wake you up, knocking on your door.
Well, I'm talking from experience, I'm a victim of his kiss.
I'm just one of the many that he's loved and left like this.

They call him poison sugar,
'Cause there's poison in his kiss.
Oh, you ladies must warn your daughters,
About the stranger with the poison lips.

Oh, they call him poison sugar,
'Cause there's poison in his kiss.
Oh, you ladies must warn your daughters,
About the stranger with the poison lips.