Mary Anne

If I had a dollar For every time we faltered I could buy a submarine And you could come clean With me Under the sea I went to your mother's Just the other day Poor mother dearest Mary Anne Where is my boy? She says Oh he's with me On the merry-go-round And he tries to sleep When there's no one around And he fights tonight So don't cry 'cause he's still alive Mother please Dry your eyes, forget what you've seen Tonight he fights So pray God him speed into the night No mother don't you cry We fight for your life They took off our halos Took off our clothes I'm still a creep, oh hinged on wings Fighting gravity And say it's all a dream Nothing's ever as it seems When I'm king, no I won't weep Oh like the willow tree And some things do end Before they begin Poor mother dearest, Mary Anne He's still your son, but he's my man So turn on your heels And don't come knocking here again Shut up your windows stay in your house The red, red rain is falling down Here we are On the merry-go-round Gonna get some sleep When there's no one around We hear the battle cry Press on into the night You and I March forward into the night No sleep tonight for our tired eyes Side by side, and if we die No mother don't you cry We fight for your life