Mary - Live Version

Oh, Mary
Covered in roses
Covered in ashes
Covered in rain
Covered in babies
Covered in slashes
Covered in wilderness
Covered in stains

You cast aside the sheet
You cast aside the shroud
Of another man
Who serves the world proud
You greet another son
You lose another one
On some sunny day
And always you stay
Mary

Jesus said, "Mother, I couldn't stay another day longer"
Flies right by and leaves a kiss upon her face
While the angels were singing his praises in a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place

Oh, Mary
She moves behind me
She leaves her fingerprints everywhere
Every time the snow drifts
Every way the sand shifts
Even when the night lifts
She's always there

And Jesus said, "Mother, I couldn't stay another day longer"
Flies right by and leaves a kiss upon her face
While the angels were singing his praises in a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place

Oh, Mary
Covered in roses
Covered in ruins
Covered in secrets
You're covered in treetops
Covered in birds
Who can sing a million songs
Without any words

You cast aside the sheet
You cast aside the shroud
Of another man
Who serves the world proud
And you greet another son
And you lose another one
On some sunny day
And always you stay
Mary

Mary