THE TAKER
(Shel Silverstein - Kris Kristofferson)

He's a giver he'll give her the kind of attention that she's never known
He's a helper and he'll help her to open the doors she can't on her own
He's a lover and he'll love her in ways that she's never been loved before
He's a getter and he'll get her by getting her into the world she's been hungering for
Cause he's a taker he'll take her to places and make her
Fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before taking advantage taking her easy and slow
And after he's taken the body and soul that she gives him he'll take her for granted
Then he'll take off and leave take off her pride as he goes

He's a charmer and he'll charm her with money and manners that I never learned
He's a leader and he'll lead her across pretty bridges he's plannin' to burn
He's a talker and he'll talk her right off of her feet but he won't talk for long
Cause he's a doer and he'll do her the way that I'd never darned if he won't do her wrong
Cause he's a taker he'll take her...
Cause he's a taker he'll take her...
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