The Great Compromise John Prine

[Verse 1]
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
She was born on the Fourth of July
Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer
And she worked in a jukebox saloon
And she spent all the money that 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

[Verse 2]
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