Finer Things In Life

She was born and raised in Natchez
The daughter of a wealthy Natchez man
She never wanted for a thing in life
That her folks didn't lay right in her hands

She drove the finest cars
Lived in a ninety bedroom home
She was used to the finer things
In life till I came along

I was born and raised in Memphis
Grew up in a rundown river shack
Never owned anything more than
The clothes hanging on my back

But the first time that she touched me
Wiped out all the hard times I'd known
I never knew about the finer things
In life till she came along

She's as soft as a whisper
Gentle as the stories mama told
And the sound of her laughter
Flows like the river to the dry
And dusty deserts of my soul

Her folks they've never liked me
'Cause all that I could offer her is love
Can't buy her fancy clothes
An' give her cars and vacations on the go

An' all she's ever wanted
Was a poor river boy from Tennessee
Now the lady thinks the finest thing
In life is lovin' me

Yes, the lady thinks the finest thing
In life is lovin' me