MARY

Mary, it’s gone on for a long time now
He’s been hitting you almost every night, it’s just not gonna stop somehow
Mary, you’ve left him so many times before
And you swear this time will be the last, as you’re walking out the door

Mary, somehow he always tracks you down
So what you gonna do when he comes back around?
Mary, you know there’s gonna come a day
When your arms won’t want to reach for him and you’ll turn and walk away

But now he’s half way sober and he wants to come in
Promising it’ll never happen again
And he’s crying that he needs you
It’s so hard to bite the hand that feeds you
Oh, Mary

Mary, the answers are within your sight
You can live without fearing the coming of the night
Mary, it may seem funny at first
To let yourself start hoping for all that you deserve

But when you see your worth and you make your stand
You’ll find there’s more to love than the back of a hand
And that’ll finally free you
You’ll never go back, you don’t need to
Oh, Mary

c 1993, Barbara Martin
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