Poem For My Little Lady

She's young and soft and kind
 And she deserves a whole lot better
 Than a guitar pickin' drifter
 Who never gave a tinkers damn
 But if lovin' me is what she really wants
 I'm gonna let her and I'll do my best
 To try and be the man she thinks I am
 She makes these little kitten sounds
 And trembles when I love her
 Makes me feel so big and strong and mean
 Whispers that she cannot wait
 To be my baby's mother
 She's the only glimpse of God I've ever seen
 Her momma should have warned her
 Never take up with a poet
 'Cause a poet travels rocky roads
 In search of truth and light
 I'm the only blemish on her virgin soul
 She don't even know it and I
 Thank the Lord she's lyin' gentle
 By my side tonight