Mary

It was a fine day in the fifth grade

when mary may let bobby walk her home from school

he had her books in hand

and he was listening to every word she said

like it was the gospel of the prophecies

and he loved the way her hair fell across her dress

went home singing who wrote the book of love

and try a little tenderness

the next day ont he playground

bobby sat mary down ont he swingset behind the sandbox

and she said, bobby i just wanna play,

so what is it you have to say?

he said, mary, marry me.

we could live out by the sea

like the do on the movie screen.

oh, marry me, mary may,

before you go back to play

it was graduation day

they were waiting on a plane to take mary away

said, theres nothing left for me here but you

bobby, i hope you can find yourself through

theres so much that i wish to know

and i have to do this on my own

and i hope you can understand

bobby, write me when you can

he said, take my highschool ring

so time to time you can think of me

and there's just one more thing before you leave

he said, mary, marry me

we could live out by the sea

oh, like they do on the movie screens

oh, marry me, mary may,

before you are fly away

theres so much time has past since that day

and mary stopped writing years ago

and bobby never took his music on the road

guess he never really gave up hope

though mary shes got everything she thought she wanted

got a phd, she is an independent business woman

climbing up the corporate ladder

though it really dont seem to matter,

she is lonely beyond belief

so one day she went home

looking for the only love she ever known

she found him once again

playing circuit at the holiday inn

still singing the song about the one he lost long ago

just goes to show you never know

she took his hand in hers

not everything she had planned and rehearsed

she said, bobby, marry me

we could live in a apartment building with the window hue

we could take in movies on the weekend

or plan our vacation

take a honeymoon by the sea

oh bobby, wont you just marry me?

wont you just marry me?

oh please, marry me

it was a fine day in the fifth grade

mary may let bobby walk her home from school