She was just a whore. That's what they all called her.
Whore, skank, slut.
They claimed she stole all the men, but she didn't mean to.
She paid her way by prostitution, you see
You can't make a living for free
so she sold the only thing she had left, herself.
In a business, you have to spend money to earn money,
in this case, the Lady spent herself to earn money,
and she always paid her rent on time because of it.
She didn't enjoy it, she never did
the Lady tried to act like she was enjoying it, for the men's sake
but she couldn't pretend to love them.
She ended up like all the rest of the ladies
after sleepless nights
she grew weak, weary, and tired.
When asked to work, she'd work
but she would end things before they finished
because she didn't care anymore.
One day, a man flagged her down
and said he was out of town
and needed a little loving on this lonely, lonely night.
The Lady looked at him quizzically.
He was a clean shaven man without a wedding band
around her age, with a smile on his face.
It wasn't a smile of a creep
it was a happy smile, as if he had found a friend
so the Lady agreed.
She got home and tried
but he just wanted to hold her, for once in her life
he didn't want anything more.
The second night, he did the same.
But the third night was different
and the Lady has a reminder of it with her.
On the third night, she gave herself to him, completely
thinking she fell in love with the stranger
so she let him do what he wanted.
He thanked her and left town
and nine months later, she turned around
with a baby in her arms, meeting the eyes of a married man.
A clean shaven married man
(he now wore a wedding band)
and she smiled at the sight of him.
She thought he had come back for her
but no, he came back for more
that was all he wanted.
Said she put on a good show
and she was a bad girl
and he wanted to have another go.
Reluctantly, she let him in
because that was her life, wasn't it?
Sleepless nights she had.
Nine months later
she supposed she should changed her ways
after the second baby.
But the Lady never changed her ways
and here she is now
the whore of Calico County.
But today, a man walked in
requesting her hand in marriage
and they don't call her the whore of Calico County anymore.
They call her the First Lady of Calico County now.