Oh Mary

Are you going to be back home for the holidays? The woman in the counter smiles I said yes and as we parted ways Tears were sparkling in her eyes I imagined she remembered someone That promised not to go away And I 'd feel more bitter than amused If I knew you 'd leave by boxing day Oh Mary, oh Mary Your betrayals, and your vows Oh Mary, oh Mary The pain she buried, beneath her brows So Mary, Sweet Mary You can't keep me company Cause Mary, Sweet Mary I 'll only bring you down with me No I 'll never be back home for the holidays Now I have nowhere to sleep I said no and then we parted ways The price of freedom was too steep So I spend my days, burning bridges I 've turned the city into dust As I 'm sitting on the ridges Turning rigid from the rust Oh Mary, oh Mary Your betrayals, and your vows Oh Mary, oh Mary The pain I buried, beneath your brows So Mary, Sweet Mary I can't keep me company Cause Mary, Sweet Mary I 'll only bring you down with me