[Verse]
And she has a dress of laces
It's worn in many places
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharin'
With someone warm and carin'
And no one sees a heart that's underfed

[Chorus]
Young girl in love, young girl in tears
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years

[Verse]
And her mother is a waitress
At the harbor bar, good graces
Where the seamen come from fishin' with their lines
And it was one of them that caught her
And left her with a daughter
Who lives with hate and loving him in mind

[Chorus]
Young girl in love, young girl in tears
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years

[Verse]
So the young girl goes to the water
She calls out for her father
But she ain't seen the old man in some time
And, yes, he was always boastin'
Just a-drinkin' and a-toastin'
And one day he left his family far behind
[Chorus]
Young girl in love, young girl in tears
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years

[Verse]
So her mother comes home a-drinkin'
With some sailor who's a-thinkin' out loud
That he might stay with them awhile
So she loads her mother's pistol
And she shoots him as he whistles
A song about a sailor's life in style

[Chorus]
Young girl in love, young girl in tears
She kills the only man she's loved in years
And with him dies her hopes, her dreams, her fears

[Verse]
And she has a dress of laces
It's worn in many places
And the shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharin'
With someone warm and carin'
But no one sees a heart that's underfed
No one sees a heart that's underfed