Mary's Tears

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Daddy taught her how to shoot
As soon as she could hold a spoon
Her mama skipped town with the oil man
But in the yard facing the alley
Grew some Lillies of the Valley
She'd give them water from a rusted oil can
In a town no bigger than a postage stamp
Miles from the next off-ramp
The only thing to do is drink and fight
Daddy lost his job, started getting mean
Mary found work at the Dairy Queen
Where the boys would come to tease her every night
Mary's Tears cover the ground
Lining every street in town
Mary's Tears
At seventeen, she settled down
It seemed she'd never leave this town
Frankie said he'd love her all his life
But he spent most nights with Jim and Jack
Living it up, shooting 'em back
He'd stagger home and wail on his wife
So Mary started saving cash
'Til she had a thousand in her stash
Eyeing Daddy's shotgun on the wall
When he came home after hours
And trampled Mary's flowers
She knew she had to answer Satan's call
Mary's Tears cover the ground
Lining every street in town
Mary's Tears
One Sunday, Frank slept off a drunk
Quietly she packed her trunk
Loaded two shells into that old gun
At church the whole town congregated
Mary killed the man she hated
Buried him out back beneath that sun
Well, you can call it right or wrong
But Mary's Tears, they still grow strong
People say she's down in Mexico
And no one misses Frank too bad
In fact, the neighbors were sort of glad
Maybe it was just his time to go
Mary's Tears cover the ground
Cried so much, she almost drowned
Mary's Tears
Mary's Tears cover the ground
Lining every street in town
Mary's Tears

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