Madonna with child
Sat on the curb wearin' a smile
That doubled up the years
And trebled the miles
And comforts the babe
In the softest of style
She work up in San Francisco
On the day she turned 16
Haight St. Was somethin' then
Hey man you should have seen
And she took up with this drummer
In some goodtime Texas scene
And she loved him till the day they
Shipped him back home to Killeen
She said she danced up in North Beach
When the need arose
She's tryin' to start a little trade
Of makin' people clothes
To feed the child and pay the rent
And everybody knows
She's a little hard for 21
But that's the way she goes
She's livin' on next to nothin'
And memories from the past just a fading flower child
Tryin' to make it last
She's got answers to some questions
I would not dare to ask
Survival's never graceful
When the changes come that fast
Oh the beautiful red-haired Madonna with child Sat on the curb wearin' a smile That doubled up the years And trebled the miles And comforts the babe In the softest of style She work up in San Francisco On the day she turned 16 Haight St. Was somethin' then Hey man you should have seen And she took up with this drummer In some goodtime Texas scene And she loved him till the day they Shipped him back home to Killeen She said she danced up in North Beach When the need arose She's tryin' to start a little trade Of makin' people clothes To feed the child and pay the rent And everybody knows She's a little hard for 21 But that's the way she goes She's livin' on next to nothin' And memories from the past just a fading flower child Tryin' to make it last She's got answers to some questions I would not dare to ask Survival's never graceful When the changes come that fast Explain Request ×
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