Poem For My Little Lady

She's young and soft and kind

And she deserves a whole lot better

Than a guitar picking drifter

Who never gave a damn



And if loving me is all she ever wants

I'm gonna let her

And I'll try to be the kind of man

She thinks I am



She makes those little kitten sounds

And trembles when I love her

She makes me feel so big

And strong and mean



She whispers how she cannot wait

To be my baby's mo-other

She's the only glimpse of God

I've ever seen



Her mama should have warned her

Never take up with a poet

For poet's travel rocky roads

In search of truth in life



I'm the only blemish on her virgin soul

But she don't know it

And I thank the Lord, she's lying gentle

By my side tonight