I remember her standing in the tall grass and cattails Away from the windows at the end of the day Watching the men from the lading in the Tall hats & coat-tails She'd never look different But something would change A mind with a heart of its own Yeah a mind with a heart of its own Well the man out to end us had a hurricane business He'd raise them from babies all by himself But his teen-age accountant had become surrounded He drank up the party and everyone left A mind with a heart of its own Yes a mind with a heart of its own Well I been to Brooker and I been to Micanopy I been to St. Louis too, I been all around the world I've been over th your house And you've been over sometimes to my house I've slept in your tree house My middle name is Earl A mind with a heart of its own