Avenging Annie

They ran through hills and forest
As two under a spell
He was city boy Floyd, the outlaw
And she thought she knew him well

Long after that great summer
When she first came into her fame
And the avenger from Oklahoma
Was added to her name
The avenger she became

Well, they call her avenging Annie
The avenger of womanhood
She spends her whole life telling lies
Leads them on and mess them over good
She'll take all these spoiled young hippies
Running around, playing games
Mess around in your bed
She'll blow your head
She'll put you through a change

What you've done to others
She'll do unto you

Then she met her sensitive outlaw
He was the best thing she'd ever seen
She was to be his wife for the rest of her life
But she was so blind
She could never had seen, no

So she joined up with her outlaw
And headed for California

He treated her worse than she ever imagined
He even said he didn't want her around
He kept it up so long she couldn't be strong
He ran her right into the ground
After five long years
He picked her up and slapped her down

When she told her friends about him
They all were on her side
But she could see through the haze
He looked so crazed
She put her head right down
And she cried for her poor lover
She cried like a mother for her poor lover

And now she lives on a mountain top
And she's almost thirty-five
And she's found her peace
And found her release
Happy just to be alive

And she might go back to her Floyd
If she thinks it's the thing to do
He gave up murder and theft
Right after she left
And you know she still loves him too

Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
(Just like your woman loves you)
(Just like your woman loves you)
(Just like your woman loves you)

Well, they call her avenging Annie
The avenger of womanhood
She spends her whole life telling lies
Leads them on and mess them over good