Trisha works the triple-X place out on the interstatenShe was trained to be a teacher, but she needed to get paidnShe tells me, Never fall for love, boy, and you'll never be betrayednMine's a hard life, but I've chosen to keep goingnnShe asks me, Is it better in your dreams?nThat surely ain't the way it is with menNo, my visions are dimmer than my realitynMine's a hard life, but I've chosen to keep goingnnAnd I've got a little boy at homenI keep praying to No One that when he's grownnHe's gonna be hones unlike any of the bastards I have knownnMine's a hard life, but I've chosen to keep goingnnGo on and show me the bright side, and I can tell you why it's a lienThere ain't one thing in Odesa, Missouri gonna go my way before I diennThey all say I should sing another tunenBut tell me what's a girl like me to do:nI don't suffer fools gladly and consider lovers foolsnMine's a hard life, but I've chosen to keep goingnnOurs was not much of a romancenIt had not been much of a lap dancenBut before she'd let me get up from the tablenTrisha made sure that I had paid hernFor all her advice