They Call Her Easy (Early Version)
Words and Music by Harry Chapin

I was new in town and in need of a friend
I never thought I'd see myself smiling again
Lookin' in a place to find a woman to hold me
And this is what the red-faced barman told me

There's a crazy girl and she lives in town
She only comes out when the sun go down
I guess she don't like to spend her nights alone
If you find her she will take you home - home...

We call her Easy
'Cause ya know it's not a way that a woman should be
We call her Easy
She is givin' out her love for free

Well I found her on the street like the bartender said
She was not great lookin' but not that bad
Went on up to her, I didn't say a word
But my eyes were talkin' and she musta heard

We walked down a road to a run-down farm
She lit a couple candles and held out her arms
Lord she was gentle as a wind-blown sigh
The mornin' while I dressed I could hear heard her cry - Cry...

They call me Easy
They say it's not a way for a woman to be
They call me Easy
For givin' out my love for free

That next day I was walkin' around in town
When the bartender saw me and he waved me down
He tossed the bull back and was all bright and breezy
Laughin' about how she was so easy

And she left next week on a cross-country bus
No more lonely nights would you feel from her {feel her lust?}
Do you think it's only right we let her be?
But we're still all laughing at Easy - Easy...

We called her Easy
'Cause you know it's not a way for a woman to be
We called her Easy
For givin' out her love for free

We called her Easy
'Cause you know it's not a way for a woman to be
We called her Easy
For givin' out her love for free

When you rearranage the pieces puzzles of your past
You sigh on the heart aches, relive the laughs
Remember moments that you made a mark
And a few special faces that have lit up the dark

But when Easy left a lesson that hope will remain
There's a lot of lonely people and there's plenty of pain
Just think what a fine world it would be
If we were free with our love - like Easy...

In a cold world we gotta learn to be easy - easy...

We called her Easy
'Cause you know it's not a way for a person to be
We called her Easy
For givin' out her love for free

We called her Easy
'Cause you know it's not a way for a person to be
We called her Easy
For givin' out her love for free

In a hard world we got to learn to be easy
It's a cold world, you gotta love the ones that please me

In a hard world we got to learn to be easy
It's a hard world, you gotta love the ones that please me

It's a hard, cold world, you got to learn to be easy...