Love and Theft - Town drunk

^GShe used to come over to my house, she only ^Amlived a few miles away ^GNever knew why but my mama said fi she ^Amwanted she could stay ^DA pretty little girl who fought like a boy but she ^Amwanted to hold my hand ^DIn a little blue dress that she always wore, yeah, I ^Ammight have been her only friend

^GI remember that summer like yesterday, she used to ^Amhang around all the time ^GDown by the creek we would always play and tell ^Amsecrets by the porch light ^DShy as a bird and timid as a flower I ^Amwondered where she grew up ^DI never really thought that much about it but ^Ameverybody said her daddy was the town ^Gdrunk

^AmBroken like a ^Gbottle, running ^Dfrom the only home she ever ^Amhad ^AmTangled ^Gin the talk be^Dhind her back ^AmYeah, he thought she was ^Gnothin, growing like a ^Dweed on the wrong side of the ^Amtracks ^AmHow could anyone not love a girl like ^Gthat?

^GOne afternoon in the middle of town, I saw her ^Amdaddy sleeping on a bench ^GSo I walked up to him and introduced myself, said his ^Amdaughter was my best friend ^DHe looked at me like he didn't care and he ^Amasked me for a couple bucks ^DRight then I decided I'd look after that ^Ampretty little girl whose daddy was the town ^Gdrunk

^GSeveral years later, I read in the paper that her ^Amdaddy had passed away ^GI was holdin' her hand, she had the baby in the other there was ^Amreally nothing I could say ^DShe looked at me and I gave her a kiss ^AmAll that really mattered was the three of us ^DNobody thought it'd all work out for that ^Ampretty little girl who was the town ^Gdrunk