OH SWEET LADY

Sitting in a pub, San Francisco bay
just to pass the evening hours
I fell in love with a barroom queen
Did not have the words to light the fire
 
She gave me a smile with her painted up lips
Her perfumed body finally said
I know you’ll love me now and probably tomorrow
But it takes money to share my bed
 
I didn’t have a dime … she stared at my wrist
The watch that fit on it well
One time in my life I wouldn’t trade it for the world
But now the loneliness is hell
 
Oh, sweet lady let me love you
If just for dollars and cents
In a world where no one gives a damn If they know you
keep my soul refreshed
I’ll snuggle in your arms, pretend that your charms
Are someone I know best
Knowing all the while, still needing your smile
To set this soul at rest
 
We talked for a while… finished my drink
Then moved to discovered her room
She asked what a boy of 18 years was doing
So far away from home
I politely ignored her passive conversation
and surrendered to her charm
Tomorrow morning’s fight is coming soon enough
Awake and uniform is on
 
Oh, sweet lady let me love you
If just for dollars and cents
The early morning’s light, will have me on a flight
But tonight, I put up no defense
I’ll snuggle in your arms and pretend that your charms
Are someone I know best
ignore all the thrill, calmly pay the bill
And move slowly from your breast
 
Oh, sweet lady let me love you