Mary - Emily Richards

I saw Mary

And he led her with a gun standing there

I saw Mary

With her golden fingers in his hair

She’s standing under a street light

She doesn’t know what she’s done

I saw Mary

And she was his dream for a day

I saw Mary

And she never knew she could run this way

Now she’s waiting under a street light

The waiting has only begun

What does she think when she’s walking home?

The children have got to be fed

What will she do if it follows her home?

Her other soul is dead

Does she remember when she’s walking home

With whirring birds overhead

Does she run?

When will she scream?

What will she do if a gun…

And the bullet’s in her head

Walk tall

Walk strong

The trip will go on and on

Life’s gone

Love’s gone

The watchman knows right along

Walk tall

Walk strong

The trip will go on and on

Life’s gone

Love’s gone

Mary knows what is wrong

I saw Mary

Crumpled under the pier

I saw faces

Black and blue for a year

Now she’s standing under a street light

And she doesn’t know what she’s done

What does she think when she’s walking home?

The children have got to be fed

What will she do if it follows her home?

Her other soul is dead.

dead.

dead.

dead

Does she remember when she’s walking home

With whirring birds overhead

Will she run?

Will she bleed?

What will she do with the gun?

And the bullet’s in her head