Watering Poison Ivy

[Verse 1]
I know she's mean, but she's only mean to me
And when she flies off the handle, I'm just as sweet as I could be
Sometimes, it tears me up, the way she cuts me down
But she's the only flower in the garden, so I'm waterin' her deep in the ground

[Chorus]
But when it comes to lovin', some guys have a green thumb, pretty maids all in a row
But I've got a patch of poison ivy, taken hold and it won't let go
Hard love's better than no love at all, as anyone without love knows
So I'm waterin' poison ivy, just like I had me a sweet, red rose

[Verse 2]
Nobody has to tell me that I'm nurturin' a nasty weed
I should've dug up this romance before it had a chance to go to seed
But I'm all wrapped up in a clingin' vine, trapped like a desperate man
Yeah, my baby's got a hold on me and I got a hold on a waterin' can

[Chorus]
But when it comes to lovin', some guys have a green thumb, pretty maids all in a row
But I've got a patch of poison ivy, taken hold and it won't let go
Hard love's better than no love at all, as anyone without love knows
So I'm waterin' poison ivy, just like I had me a sweet, red rose

[Outro]
Hard love's better than no love at all, as anyone without love knows
So I'm waterin' poison ivy, just like I had me a sweet, red rose
Yes, I'm waterin' poison ivy, just like I had me a sweet, red rose