Ah, the beautiful red-haired Madonna with child
Sat on the curb wearing a smile
That doubled up the years and trebled the miles
And comforts the babe in the softest of style

She woke up in San Francisco on the day she turned 16
Haight Street was something then, hey man, you should have seen
And she took up with this drummer in some good time Texas scene
And she loved him till the day they shipped him back home to Killeen

She said she danced up in North Beach when the need arose
She’s trying to start a little trade of making people clothes
To feed the child and pay the rent and everybody knows
She’s a little hard for 21, but that's the way she goes

She's living on next to nothing and memories from the past
Just a fading flower child trying to make it last
She’s got answers to some questions I would not dare to ask
Survival’s never graceful when the changes come that fast

Ah, the beautiful red-haired Madonna with child
Sat on the curb wearing a smile
That doubled up the years and trebled the miles
And comforts the babe in the softest of style