Great Compromise

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a little girl who was almost a lady
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had a way with all the men in her 
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life
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every inch of her blosoms in beauty
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she was born on the forth of july

and she lived in an aluminum house 
trailer
and she worked in a juke-box saloon
and she spent all the money i'd give
 her
just to see the ol' man in the moon

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I used to sleep at the foot of old 
glory
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and awake in the dawns early light
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but much to my surprise when i 
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opened my eyes
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i was a victim of the great 
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compromise
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we used to go out on saturday 
evening
to the drive in on route fourty one
and it was there that I first 
discovered
she was doin' what she'd already 
done

she said 'johny would you get me 
some popcorn
and she knew i had to walk pretty 
far
and as soon as i walked through the 
moonlight
she'd hopped into a foreign sports 
car

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and you know, i could'a beat up that
 fella
but it was her that hopped in to his
 car
as many times as i'd fought to 
protect her
well this time she'd gone too far

and some folks call me a coward
'cause i left her at the drive in 
that night
but i'd rather have names thrown at 
me
than to fight for a thing that aint 
right

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now she writes all the fellas love 
letters
sayin' please come and see me real 
soon
and there's a growin' line up in the
 bar-room
to spend a night in that sick womans
 room

and sometimes i get awful lonesome
and i wish she were my girl instead
but she won't let me live with her
she makes me live in my head