Last December I met a girlShe took a likin` to meSaid she loved meBut she didn`t know the meaning of the wordShe imagined love to be grandMe holdin` her hand andWhisperin` sweet things andCooin` softly like a song birdThen one mornin` she came to meWith a tear in her eye and aSigh on her breath Lord she said"Hon I`m heavy with child"I said "god damn girl can`t you seeThat I`m breakin`my backJust tryin` to keep my head above waterAnd it`s turnin` me wild"Cinderella can`t you seeDon`t want your companyYou better leave this mornin` leave todayTake your love and your child awayRockin` chair on the front porchI`m thinkin` about all the things that I didAs a young manNow that I`m oldI remember her and the boyDid he have all the toys and the joysThat a young man should haveBefore he gets too oldCinderella couldn`t you seeDidn`t want your companyShoulda left that mornin` left that dayTook your love and your child away
