Kristofferson/Pugh
She longed to be a lady
But she was just a child
But where the grass was greener,
Lord, she done her growin’ wild
And she tried to spread her tender wings
And never left the ground
So she turned to dreams at sweet sixteen
And woke up comin’ down
But she tries in her way climbin’ higher
And she dies each time she fails
So give her a home or leave her alone
The lady’s not for sale
She ain’t ashamed to show her soul
She’ll sell it for a song
But free don’t mean she’s easy
Or right for goin’ wrong
So let her be the lady, Lord
She want’s so bad to be
And let her win a gentle man
That she was born to please
‘Cause she tries climbing higher
And she dies each time she fails
So give her a home or leave her alone
The lady’s not for sale