You're top man on the scene
You don't think life comes in between
But hey, she's just seventeen
She feels like she's a worldly girl
But man you've been around the world
She is just some worried daddy's girl

Even though there's nothing I can say
To cheat you and human nature any way

Let her down easy
Her heart is on a dime
Let her down easy
And she'll grow up in time

In her strawberry eyes
The way she sees you signifies
That she's susceptible to your velvet lies
But if you must lay her down
May a butterscotch glow be her dressing gown
And please do not lead her on when, on when you leave town

Even though there's nothing I can say
To cheat you and human nature any way

Let her down easy
Her heart is on the line
Let her down easy
And you'll grow up in time

She's a woman now
With a daughter to make her proud
In her crayon world of paper clouds
She still remembers you
The first boy that she gave it to
And she laughs at how little then she knew

Even though there's nothing I can say
To cheat you and human nature any way

Let her down easy
Her heart is on a dime
Let her down easy
And she'll grow up in time

Ooh, in time