There was a girl in my hometown They say she wore the sharpest crown Beautiful as diamond tile Never took her picture 'cause she never learned to smile It's not surprisin' There's nothin' excitin' Late at night you'll hear the sound They say she wore the sharpest crown She felt a darkness deep inside She went and asked her mama why She got no answer just because Her mama was a sleepin' or pretendin' that she was It's not surprisin' There's nothin' excitin' I hope that she'll turn around They say she wore the sharpest crown Oh I loved her, don't ask how Musta had some reasons that I can't remember now Some folks say I let her down But the same folks say she wore the sharpest Dangerous, it tore the darkness That held here like a ten ton harness As I ran off for the farthest town They say she wore the sharpest crown