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Hail Mary Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Naomi got married
And Flannery became a dancer
And Ben got a baby girl
'Fore mama got sick with cancer
And Lady believed in something holy
So much she went to war
Said, "I'm not her, you don't know me
Gone somewhere I ain't never been before"
[Refrain]
I'm still here, weaving a tear
Into cheap gold, a story told
You've got a gift, now give it to me
[Chorus]
And Hail Mary
Oh, go long
May I never do you wrong
[Verse 2]
And Erin flew off the handle
And I went to the funeral
For her, I lit many candles
She was beautiful, I knew her
And Pony made lots of money
Turned his soul into gold
Said, "Time's a funny motherfucker"
Got stolen cooling by the window
[Refrain]
I'm still here, nursing a beer
In some cheap bar
And I can't hear, it's all white noise
So play it, boys
And take it, Meg
[Bridge]
And I cried watching the runners
On the sidelines of the marathon
And I dreamt my friend was the winner
And don't you know it, babe, he was
Oh, I love you, oh, my child
How the crowd went dizzy
How the crowd went wild
And you, my friend, you feel like fire
As the speakers boomed a soft Sinatra
New York, New York, it's us this time
We're all winning, we're alive
[Chorus]
So Hail Mary
Oh, go long
Cross my heart, hope I die
In your arms
Naomi got married
And Flannery became a dancer
And Ben got a baby girl
'Fore mama got sick with cancer
And Lady believed in something holy
So much she went to war
Said, "I'm not her, you don't know me
Gone somewhere I ain't never been before"
I'm still here, weaving a tear
Into cheap gold, a story told
You've got a gift, now give it to me
And Hail Mary
Oh, go long
May I never do you wrong
And Erin flew off the handle
And I went to the funeral
For her, I lit many candles
She was beautiful, I knew her
And Pony made lots of money
Turned his soul into gold
Said, "Time's a funny motherfucker"
Got stolen cooling by the window
I'm still here, nursing a beer
In some cheap bar
And I can't hear, it's all white noise
So play it, boys
And take it, Meg
And I cried watching the runners
On the sidelines of the marathon
And I dreamt my friend was the winner
And don't you know it, babe, he was
Oh, I love you, oh, my child
How the crowd went dizzy
How the crowd went wild
And you, my friend, you feel like fire
As the speakers boomed a soft Sinatra
New York, New York, it's us this time
We're all winning, we're alive
So Hail Mary
Oh, go long
Cross my heart, hope I die
In your arms
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A person is recalling his life, he touches on individual friends he had along the way, and the brief summaries of their fates in life. One of these friends is named Lady, and she has changed to the extent that Lady herself, declares that she become an entirely different human than she was when younger, due to religious experience or a stint in the armed sevices.
The song is optimistic in its tone. It seems dedicated to a romantic partner, whom the author pledges to never do wrong, and to die in each other arms in old age.
Perhaps the partner is named Mary, as in the title of the song. Hail mary refers to the football play in which the wide receivers go long on a final, desparate last gasp throw from the QB. The author hopes the relationship will also go long (be successful long term) and they will die in each other arms in old age, just as a hail mary pass occasionally will fall completed into the arms of the person catching the QB's downfield heave