She's young and soft and kind
And she deserves a whole lot better
Than a guitar-picking drifter
She 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
Poor 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
I thank the Lord she's lying gentle By my side tonight