《The Great Compromise》歌词

歌曲： The Great Compromise

所属专辑：Diamonds in the Rough

歌手： John Prine

时长： 04:55

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The Great Compromise (LP版) - John Prine[00:00:01]

I knew a girl who was almost a lady[00:00:10]

She had a way with all the men in her life[00:00:15]

Every inch of her blossomed in beauty[00:00:20]

And she was born on the fourth of July[00:00:25]

Well she lived in an aluminum house trailer[00:00:33]

And she worked in a juke box saloon[00:00:38]

And she spent all the money I give her[00:00:43]

Just to see the old man in the moon[00:00:48]

I used to sleep at the foot of old glory[00:00:53]

And awake in the dawn's early light[00:00:58]

But much to my surprise[00:01:03]

When I opened my eyes[00:01:06]

I was a victim of the great compromise[00:01:08]

Well we'd go out on Saturday evenings[00:01:19]

To the drive in on route 41[00:01:24]

And it was there that I first suspected[00:01:29]

That she was doin' what she'd already done[00:01:34]

She said johnny won't you get me some popcorn[00:01:42]

And she knew I had to walk pretty far[00:01:47]

And as soon as I passed through the moonlight[00:01:52]

She hopped into a foreign sports car[00:01:57]

I used to sleep at the foot of old glory[00:02:03]

And awake in the dawn's early light[00:02:08]

But much to my surprise[00:02:13]

When I opened my eyes[00:02:15]

I was a victim of the great compromise[00:02:18]

Well you know I could have beat up that fellow[00:02:31]

But it was her that had hopped into his car[00:02:37]

Many times I'd fought to protect her[00:02:42]

But this time she was goin' too far[00:02:47]

Now some folks they call me a coward[00:02:55]

'Cause I left her at the drive in that night[00:03:00]

But I'd druthers have names thrown at me[00:03:05]

Than to fight for a thing that ain't right[00:03:10]

I used to sleep at the foot of old glory[00:03:15]

And awake in the dawn's early light[00:03:21]

But much to my surprise[00:03:26]

When I opened my eyes[00:03:28]

I was a victim of the great compromise[00:03:31]

Now she writes all the fellows love letters[00:03:44]

Saying greetings come and see me real soon[00:03:49]

And they go and line up in the barroom[00:03:54]

And spend the night in that sick woman's room[00:04:00]

But sometimes I get awful lonesome[00:04:08]

And I wish she was my girl instead[00:04:13]

But she won't let me live with[00:04:18]

And she makes me live in my head[00:04:23]

I used to sleep at the foot of old glory[00:04:28]

And awake in the dawn's early light[00:04:33]

But much to my surprise[00:04:38]

When I opened my eyes[00:04:41]

I was a victim of the great compromise[00:04:43]