I've Had Her Lyrics - Phil Ochs

The night air is inviting you to walk out on the trail 

You will not fail 

You will not fail 

And by the beach a lady sails a ship without a sail 

And you reach out for her 

And you reach out for her 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

Down the cliffs you clamber and you tumble to the shore 

The warm waves roar 

The warm waves roar 

And on the reef a mermaid siren screams one perfume more 

And she shouts to you 

Through the foam she shouts to you 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

The players at the party are prepared to take a chance 

They drop their pants 

They drop their pants 

In the corner, she's so crystalline no one dares to ask a dance 

And she calls out to you 

And she calls out to you 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

In the prison of your broken bed you dribble in a dream 

And find a queen 

And find a queen 

But your sleep is sadly stolen by the face that is a stream 

That's flowing out to you 

She's flowing out to you 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

The vision of the seven veils are racing down the road 

Signs are slow 

The signs are slow 

But beauty is the mistress and the beauty you've been told 

You'd speed the route for her 

You'd speed the route for her 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

The fog has changed the city to a friendly frightened fawn 

The shades are drawn 

The shades are drawn 

To possess her misty madness you would gladly duel the dawn 

And fade out to her 

And fade out to her 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

The circus clown, he hides a tear beneath his pained smile 

And charms a child 

And charms a child 

While the dancing girls and prancing horse blows kisses down the aisle 

You'd roll about for her 

You'd roll about for her 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing 

All alone, the flaming field, your fairy love is spread 

Your time has fled 

Your time has fled 

Now the only way to touch her is the gun beside your head 

Now there's now doubt for her 

Now there's now doubt for her 

But, I've had her, I've had her 

She's nothing