I once knew a woman she looked like a mousenpadlocked the 2nd button of her catholic school blousenI guessed the combination she was not impressednsent me to confession I forgave her nonethelessnMade me a little wiser and a little smarter toonmade me come searching for someone like younhelp me up when I fall even when you're the one who put me downnleave the bloody bandage laying on the groundnnchorusnJohn Prine once saidnit's a big old goofy worldnbut at least I know I'm safenwith my Brooklyn girlnnMy mother told me son find someone like menI said Mamma I will but first I'd have to leavenshe said you're only 35 you need a few more yearsnthey'll cut you all to pieces when you're wet behind the earsnI said Ma I gotta try it so I packed my bagsnlanded in Brooklyn broke wet and stagnwent looking for the dodgers found they've been gone a whilenmamma never kept me posted but she always made me smilennchorusnnTook me a while to find her but it was worth the waitnshe was chasing her own mugger with his own .38nscreaming at him in a tongue that I'd never heard beforenI could tell he got the message by the yellow streak he worenWhen she finally caught her breath that's when she noticed menI'd never seen a girl so pretty or one so unlike menright then I knew I'd love her for the rest of my daysnand she took me in to where my heart it laysnnchorus