Mary
Boingo Lyrics

Oh Mary was unhappy with the life that she led
Mary is discontented with the life she has been living

She was a simple girl without much to say
Mary is a reticent and ordinary girl

So one day she upped and left her dreary home
Mary absconded from her dreary home without notice

And she left all her friends to wander all alone
Mary left her friends behind and was wandering alone

And at first she was afraid, she was so far away
Mary was initially frightened being far away from home

From her home but slowly she got to like it anyway
Over time, Mary began to enjoy being away from home

Well in time she found
After some time, she discovered

That mountain that she had been taught
The mountain she was taught to fear

Her whole life, that she must avoid
Mary grew up being warned to avoid the mountain

And though at first it hurt, and no one could comfort her
Although she was hurting and nobody could console her

She finally came to appreciate it
She gradually learned to appreciate the beauty of the mountain

And she liked it, she liked it--oh wasn't she surprised
Eventually, she enjoyed it so much that she was taken aback

And though still alone, she grew so much inside
Despite being alone, Mary experienced tremendous growth

And after a time, she became so sublime
Over time, Mary became more than exceptional

She could look in people's eyes and read their minds
Mary developed the ability to read people's minds by looking into their eyes

Though her hands would sometimes bleed and occasionally
Although her hands would sometimes bleed and sometimes

She would long for her past and the memories they bring
Mary occasionally missed her past and the associated memories

She decided to return to her old home town
Mary chose to return to her hometown

And her heart was burning with all the things she found
Mary had a strong desire to share all that she had discovered

So Mary came back and at first no one recognized her face
Mary returned home, but nobody recognized her initially

And her friends were all a little bit afraid
Her friends were all slightly apprehensive

When they heard what she had to say
When they heard Mary's story

They all slowly backed away
Her friends began to pull away gradually

And her family took her aside and put their arms around her
Mary's family took her to the side and embraced her

They said: Mary, won't you please come back to us now
They urged Mary to come back home

There is still time to repent for all your sins
They also mentioned that it's never too late to repent for her sins

And Mary started to cry when she realized
Mary broke down when she came to terms with the reality

That she'd never come home again in her life
She wouldn't be able to come back home ever again

Please come home
A sincere plea for Mary to return home

Come home, yeah yeah yeah
A repetition of the plea to come home

Come home, home
Another plea for Mary to come home

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
A repetition of the same plea

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah....
The song fades out with a final plea to come home