The Lady’s Not for Sale From the album Kristofferson [Intro] x2 [Verse 1] She longed to be a lady    When she was just a child;    But where the grass was greener Lord    She done her growin’ wild.       Then she tried to spread her tender wings    And never left the ground; So she turned to dreams   at sweet sixteen    And woke up coming down. [Chorus] But she tries in her way climbing higher     And she dies each time she fails;      So give her a home or leave her alone;    The lady’s not for sale. [Interlude] x2 [Verse 2] 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 going wrong. So let her be the lady Lord She wants so bad to be; And let her win   the gentle man    That she was born to please. [Chorus] ’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. [Outro] x4