I can't hold it on the road When you're sitting right beside me And I'm drunk, out of my mind Merely from the fact that you are here And I have not been known As the Saint of San Joaquin And I'd just as soon right now Pull on over to the side of the road And show you what I mean La, da, da, da, da, da La, da, da, da, da, da July, you're a woman More than anyone I've ever known And I can't hold my eyes On the white line out before me When your hand is on my collar And you're talking in my ear And I have been around With a gypsy girl named Shannon A daughter of the devil It is strange that I should mention that to you I haven't thought of her in years La, da, da, da, da, da La, da, da, da, da, da July, you're a woman More than anyone I've ever known I can't hold it on the road When you're sitting right beside me And I'm drunk out of my mind Merely from the fact that you are here And I have not been known As the Saint of San Joaquin And I'd just as soon right now Pull on over to the side of the road And show you what I mean La, da, da, da, da, da La, da, da, da, da, da July, you're a woman More than anyone I've ever known July, you're a woman More than anyone I've ever known More than anyone I've ever known