Momma never told me
That there'd be days like this
Working for a two-bit coin
From kiss to kiss to kiss

Here I am in this old saloon
Where I've been stuck for years
Enjoying quiet moments
Fighting back the tears

Make the cowboys happy
Take the ranchers money
Put on my sweet smiling face
Be flirty, cute and funny

Fell into this way of life
No fault of my own
Babies died back on the trail
Man left me all alone

But Momma never told me
That there'd be days like this
Working for a two-bit coin
From kiss to kiss to kiss

And then this kindly 'gentleman' 
He took me by the hand
Said come on girl, I'll show you
How to reach that promised land

Used me for his own self
Then left me in this place
I reckon I could be worse off
Than wearing frills and lace

The darker side of this new life
I pray off every night
Ask God to make me whole again
Be clean unto His sight

No Momma never told me
That there'd be days like this
Working for a two-bit coin
From kiss to kiss to kiss

I guess that I can carry on
Face another rowdy crowd
Charm the pants off all those men
Don't think that makes me proud

But a woman has got to survive
In this rough tough man's world
But Momma never told me this
When I was just a girl

No, Momma never told me this
When I was just a girl
 

Written September 17th, 2005

Getting into the Saloon Girl role for Robert Duvall's 

'BROKEN TRAIL' Emmy winning TV miniseries on the AMC Network