You're a tough man on the scene, you don't think life comes in between But hey, she's just seventy-eight She feels like she's a worldly girl, but man, you've been around the world She's just some worried daddy's girl Even though there's nothing I can say to cheater you and nature anyway Let her down easy, her heart is on a dime Let her down easy, and she'll grow up in time In her strawberry eyes, the way she sees you signifies That she's susceptible to your velvet lies But if you must lay it down, may your butterscotch glow be her dressing gown Please do not lead her on when, on when you leave town Even though there's nothing I can say to cheater you and nature anyway Let her down easy, her heart is on a dime Let her down easy, and you'll grow up in time She's a woman now, with a daughter to make her proud In her crayon world of paper clouds She still remembers you, the first boy that she gave it to And she laughs at how little then she knew Even though there's nothing I can say to cheater you and nature anyway Let her down easy, her heart is on a dime Let her down easy, and she'll grow up in time Whoa, in time