Marie by Rhonda Harris
Marie lyrics
I stood in line and left my name
Took about six hours or so
Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
Said they�d let me know
I put in my time till the pocono line
Shut down two years ago
I was staying at the mission till I met marie
Now I can�t stay there no more
Fella �cross town said he�s lookin� for a man
To move some old cars around
Maybe me and marie could find a burned-out
Van and do a little settlin� down
Aw, but I�m just dreamin�, I ain�t got no ride
And the junkyard�s a pretty good ways
That job�s about a half week old besides
It�d be gone now anyway
Unemployment said I got no more checks
And they showed me to the hall
My brother died in georgia some time ago
I got no one left to call
Summer wasn�t bad below the bridge
A little short on food that�s all
Now I gotta get marie some kind of coat
We�re headed down into fall
I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
Hustled up a little dough
But I got drunk and I woke up rolled
A couple of months ago
They got my harp and they got my dollar
Them low life so and so�s
Harps cost money and I ain�t got it
It�s my own fault I suppose
The pocono�s down but the chesapeak�s runnin�
Two freights everyday
If it was just me I�d be headed south
But marie can�t catch no train
She�s got some pain and she thinks it�s a baby,
Says we gotta wait and see
In my heart I know it�s a little boy
Hope he don�t end up like me
Well, the man�s still grinnin� says he lost my file
I gotta stand in line again
I want to kill him but I just say no
I had enough of that line my friend
I head back to the bridge, it�s getting kinda cold
I�m feelin� too low down to lie
I guess I�ll just tell marie the truth
Hope she don�t break down and cry
Marie she didn�t wake up this morning
She didn�t even try
She just rolled over and went to heaven
My little boy safe inside
I laid them in the sun where somebody�d find them
Caught a chesapeak on the fly
Marie will know I�m headed south
So�s to meet me by and by
Marie will know I�m headed south
So to meet me by and by
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