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