I hear my lover call
Singing slow, sweet and low
Ready to lose it all
There she goes, sweet and low

Mother says
"You're even worse than I was as a child"
So help me, Tess
If I see that boy within a mile, I'll kill him

I said, "But momma, I love her
she stole my soul with a kiss
She tasted like cigarettes and her daddy is rich
Keeps my heart in her pocket, she likes the gun in my pants
I'll run away, marry her if I just get the chance"

I hear my lover call
Singing slow, sweet and low
Ready to lose it all
Therе she goes, sweet and low

All through the night, through thе air
The warmest of lights, my baby's there

She took my hand
She said, "Haven't I given you everything? "
She said, "Let's not forget
When you were worth less than the air you breathe"

I said, "But momma, I love her
she stole my soul with a kiss
She tasted like cigarettes and her daddy is rich
Keeps my heart in her pocket, she likes the gun in my pants
I'll run away, marry her if I just get the chance"

I hear my lover call
Singing slow, sweet and low
Ready to lose it all
There she goes, sweet and low

All through the night, through the air
The warmest of lights, my baby's there