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.
Mary, Mary what've you found
While you was making all them sounds
Mary, Mary, what'd you see
Tell me baby did he look like me, yeah
Mary, Mary well I'm all alone
Just like you or so I'm told, yeah
Mary, Mary what've you found
While you were lying all around my town, yeah yeah
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never been
Mary, Mary well make it clear
Tell me so you know I hear
Mary, Mary well tell this truth
Am I walking some other man's shoes
Mary, Mary now I'm all alone
Just like you I'm so far from my home
Mary, Mary well what've you found
Since you's lying all around this town
Yes you were
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me, yeah
To take you places baby that you've never been
Mary, Mary
Oh Mary
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never
That you never never been yeah
Mary, Mary
You say you want a man like me, yeah
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never
That you never never been
While you was making all them sounds
Mary, Mary, what'd you see
Tell me baby did he look like me, yeah
Mary, Mary well I'm all alone
Just like you or so I'm told, yeah
Mary, Mary what've you found
While you were lying all around my town, yeah yeah
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never been
Mary, Mary well make it clear
Tell me so you know I hear
Mary, Mary well tell this truth
Am I walking some other man's shoes
Mary, Mary now I'm all alone
Just like you I'm so far from my home
Mary, Mary well what've you found
Since you's lying all around this town
Yes you were
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me, yeah
To take you places baby that you've never been
Mary, Mary
Oh Mary
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Mary, Mary, yeah
You say you want a man like me
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never
That you never never been yeah
Mary, Mary
You say you want a man like me, yeah
To take you places baby that you've never been
That you've never
That you never never been
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