Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse
And curse those faults in me

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to give me kicks
And be my steady chick
And give me pick of memories
Or maybe rather gather tales
From all the fails and tribulations
No one ever sees

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks whose sickness
Is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor fols make jokes
As who is most to blame today

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to set them free
And let them see reality
From where she got her name
And will they struggle much when told
That such a tender touch of hers
Will make them not the same

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

And when the morning of the warning's passed the gassed and flaccid kids
Are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone the songs are left and sung
And hung upon the scars

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to see the stains
The dead remains of all the pain
She left the night before
Or will their waking eyes reflect the lies
And make them realize
Their urgent cry for sight no more

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch