The Great Compromise

Song	The Great Compromise
Artist	John Prine
Album	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

	Lyrics：John Prine Music：John Prine
	I knew a girl who was almost a lady
	She had a way with all the men in her life
	Every inch of her blossomed in beauty
	And she was born on the fourth of july
	Well she lived in an aluminum house trailer
	And she worked in a juke box saloon
	And she spent all the money i give her
	Just to see the old man in the moon
	Chorus:
	I used to sleep at the foot of old glory
	And awake in the dawn's early light
	But much to my surprise
	When i opened my eyes
	I was a victim of the great compromise
	Well we'd go out on saturday evenings
	To the drive-in on route 41
	And it was there that i first suspected
	That she was doin' what she'd already done
	She said "johnny won't you get me some popcorn"
	And she knew i had to walk pretty far
	And as soon as i passed through the moonlight
	She hopped into a foreign sports car
	(repeat chorus)
	Well you know i could have beat up that fellow
	But it was her that had hopped into his car
	Many times i'd fought to protect her
	But this time she was goin' too far
	Now some folks they call me a coward
	'cause i left her at the drive-in that night
	But i'd druther have names thrown at me
	Than to fight for a thing that ain't right
	(repeat chorus)
	Now she writes all the fellows love letters
	Saying "greetings, come and see me real soon"
	And they go and line up in the barroom
	And spend the night in that sick woman's room
	But sometimes i get awful lonesome
	And i wish she was my girl instead
	But she won't let me live with her
	And she makes me live in my head
	(repeat chorus)

	Lyrics: John Prine Music: John Prine
	I knew a girl who was almost a lady
	She had a way with all the men in her life
	Every inch of her blossomed in beauty
	And she was born on the fourth of july
	Well she lived in an aluminum house trailer
	And she worked in a juke box saloon
	And she spent all the money i give her
	Just to see the old man in the moon
	Chorus:
	I used to sleep at the foot of old glory
	And awake in the dawn' s early light
	But much to my surprise
	When i opened my eyes
	I was a victim of the great compromise
	Well we' d go out on saturday evenings
	To the drivein on route 41
	And it was there that i first suspected
	That she was doin' what she' d already done
	She said " johnny won' t you get me some popcorn"
	And she knew i had to walk pretty far
	And as soon as i passed through the moonlight
	She hopped into a foreign sports car
	repeat chorus
	Well you know i could have beat up that fellow
	But it was her that had hopped into his car
	Many times i' d fought to protect her
	But this time she was goin' too far
	Now some folks they call me a coward
	' cause i left her at the drivein that night
	But i' d druther have names thrown at me
	Than to fight for a thing that ain' t right
	repeat chorus
	Now she writes all the fellows love letters
	Saying " greetings, come and see me real soon"
	And they go and line up in the barroom
	And spend the night in that sick woman' s room
	But sometimes i get awful lonesome
	And i wish she was my girl instead
	But she won' t let me live with her
	And she makes me live in my head
	repeat chorus