The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Night bird scatter last call
Pleading needing a house call
Oh three o'clock and Mary's still
Working late up in the hills
Bloody Mary goes
Heaven only knows
Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Stop now your manic complaining
Soon there's an end to the waiting
Oh she's the queen of midnight runs
Cell phones and the rolled up ones
Desperate don't despair
Call and Mary's there
Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Bloody Mary's always on the phone
Never have to be alone
Mary's gonna bring you back to life
She drops the note into her bag
And laughs so you don't look so bad
She knows sometime soon
She'll be back for you
One by one they always call
High they stand and down they fall
All in all our Mary does them wrong
(she'll be back for you)
Bloody Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Bloody Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
[X2]
Bloody Mary's got your medicine tonight
Pleading needing a house call
Oh three o'clock and Mary's still
Working late up in the hills
Bloody Mary goes
Heaven only knows
Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Stop now your manic complaining
Soon there's an end to the waiting
Oh she's the queen of midnight runs
Cell phones and the rolled up ones
Desperate don't despair
Call and Mary's there
Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Bloody Mary's always on the phone
Never have to be alone
Mary's gonna bring you back to life
She drops the note into her bag
And laughs so you don't look so bad
She knows sometime soon
She'll be back for you
One by one they always call
High they stand and down they fall
All in all our Mary does them wrong
(she'll be back for you)
Bloody Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
Bloody Mary saves the night again
Plastic bags for plastic friends
Mary's got your medicine tonight
[X2]
Bloody Mary's got your medicine tonight
Lyrics submitted by pearljam79
Bloody Mary Lyrics as written by Scott Owen Chris Cheney
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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it’s about Dave’s (guitarist and backup vocals) old drug dealer called Mary. She’s mentioned a lot in Dave’s book.
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