Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely

Someone calls on me

And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme and verse

And curse those faults in me



And then along comes Mary

Then along comes Mary

And does she want to give me kicks , and be my steady chick

And give me pick of memories

Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations

No one ever sees



When we met I was sure out to lunch

Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

Sweet as the punch



When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks

Whose sickness is the games they play

And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks make jokes

As who is most to blame today



And then along comes Mary

Then along comes Mary

And does she want to set them free, and let them see reality

>From where she got her name

And will they struggle much when told that such a tender touch as hers

Will make them not the same



When we met I was sure out to lunch

Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

Sweet as the punch



And when the morning of the warning's passed, the gassed

And flaccid kids are flung across the stars

The psychodramas and the traumas gone

The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars



And then along comes Mary

Then along comes Mary

And does she want to see the stains, the dead remains of all the pains

She left the night before

Or will their waking eyes reflect the lies, and make them

Realize their urgent cry for sight no more



When we met I was sure out to lunch

Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

Sweet as the punch


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    CKY3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a great song by the way.

    Spider6333on May 29, 2002   Link

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