IT WAS JU LY

HOT IN GEOR GIA

IN 1 9 4 2

ALL THE MEN

WERE OFF TO WAR

AND THE WO MEN

HAD NO THIN' TO DO

I WAS SIX TEEN

AND HUN GRY

LOOK IN' FOR MY

FIRST TASTE OF LOVE

WHEN I BROUGHT

THE GRO CERIES

TO HER DOOR

I DIDN'T KNOW

HOW CLOSE I WAS

HER LONG BLONDE HAIR

WAS FLO WIN'

AND SHE SMELLED

LIKE SWEET PER FUME

WHEN I LAID

THE GRO CERIES DOWN

SHE SAID

YOU DON'T HAVE

TO LEAVE SO SOON

A WO MAN

SURE GETS LONE LY

WHEN HER MAN'S

GONE OFF TO FIGHT

SHE REACHED OUT

FOR MY TREMB LIN' HAND

AS TEAR DROPS

FILLED HER EYES

THEN SHE SAID

WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

GOD ON LY KNOWS

WHAT A WO MAN

GOES THROUGH

SHE STILL NEEDS

WHAT A MAN

WHO'S GONE CAN'T DO

I CAN'T FIGHT

THIS FIRE A LONE

STAY WITH ME

UN TIL IT'S GONE

OOH WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

IT WAS JU LY HOT

IN SIDE ME

AS SHE LED ME

TO HER BED ROOM DOOR

WITH SA TIN SHEETS

AND PLEA SURES

I NE VER KNEW

I'D FEEL BE FORE

MY FIRST TASTE OF LO VIN'

WAS EVE RY THING

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

WHEN A WO MAN'S

FIGHT IN' LONE LI NESS

IT'S A BAT TLE

SHE CAN'T WIN

I'LL AL WAYS RE MEM BER

WHAT SHE DID

AND WHAT SHE SAID

BUT THE ONE THING

I RE MEM BER MOST

WAS THE WAY

SHE TURNED

HIS PIC TURE O VER

FACE DOWN

ON THE TA BLE

BY HER BED

AND HOW SHE SAID

WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

GOD ON LY KNOWS

WHAT A WO MAN

GOES THROUGH

SHE STILL NEEDS

WHAT A MAN

WHO'S GONE CAN'T DO

I CAN'T FIGHT

THIS FIRE A LONE

STAY WITH ME

UN TIL IT'S GONE

OOH WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

GOD ON LY KNOWS

WHAT A WO MAN

GOES THROUGH

SHE STILL NEEDS

WHAT A MAN

WHO'S GONE CAN'T DO

I CAN'T FIGHT

THIS FIRE A LONE

STAY WITH ME

UN TIL IT'S GONE

OOH WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO

GOD ON LY KNOWS

WHAT A WO MAN

GOES THROUGH

SHE STILL NEEDS

WHAT A MAN

WHO'S GONE CAN'T DO

I CAN'T FIGHT

THIS FIRE A LONE

STAY WITH ME

UN TIL IT'S GONE

OOH WAR IS HELL

ON THE HOME FRONT TOO