By John Prine Capo 5 G C G I knew a girl who was almost a lady she had a way with all the men in her life D C G Every inch of her blossoms in beauty she was born on the Fourth of July G C G Well she lived in an aluminum house trailer and she worked in a juke-box saloon D C G Shed spent all the money I'd give her just to see the old man in the moon Chorus: G I used to sleep at the foot of old glory C G And awake by the dawns early light C G But much to my surprise when I opened my eyes D G I was a victim of the great compromise We used to go out on Saturday evening to the drive in on route Forty One And it was there that I first discovered she was doin' what she'd already done She said "Johnny, would you get me some popcorn and she knew I had to walk pretty far And as soon as I passed through the moonlight she'd hopped into a foreign sports car Chorus Well you know, I could'a beat up that fella but it was her that had hopped into his car As many times as I'd fought to protect her but this time she's goin' too far And some folks call me a coward cause I left her at the drive in that night But I d'ruther have names thrown at me than to fight for a thing that aint right Chorus Well she writes all the fellas love letters sayin' please come and see me real soon And they go and line up in the bar-room to spend a night in that sick womans room But sometimes I get awful lonesome and I wish she were my girl instead But she won't let me live with her and she makes me live in my head Chorus