Lyrics
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
GEORGE GAUDY
Universal Music Publishing Group