She's young and soft and kind And she deserves a whole lot better Than a guitar picking drifter who never gave a damn And if loving me is all she ever wants I'm gonna let her And I'll try to be the kind of man she thinks I am She makes those little kitten sounds And trembles when I love her She makes me feel so big and strong and mean She whispers how she cannot wait To be my baby's mother She's the only glimpse of God I've ever seen Her mama should have warned her Never take up with a poet For poets travel rocky roads In search of truth and life I'm the only blemish on her virgin soul But she don't know it And I thank the Lord she's lying gentle By my side tonight