I met mary on a moonless night But her starry eyes could make The world look bright She was young and perfect And full of life when she said Im gonna make it out one night
As time passed we both got old From the bar she lived above she sat and wrote By the light of blue and yellow neon signs Im gonna make it out one night
Go on work all your angles out Get a plan together Get your demons out Mary, the world wants to bring you down But dont you let them
I ran into her in union square Her starry eyes were looking dim and scared With her cigarette providing all The light she said Im gonna make it out one night
It rained the night I said goodbye When I lit her candle I never thought to cry Cause mary you never were the staying kind You were gonna make it out one night
Theres a moment that we chase And we fall along the way Cause were not looking when we run And if that moment never comes Save your breath We only get so many trips around the sun And theres no lucky stars