MARY !

Mary

You're covered in roses

You're covered in ashes

You're covered in rain

You're covered in babies

Covered in slashes

Covered in wilderness

You're covered in stains

You cast aside the sheets

You cast aside the shroud

Of another man

Who served the world proud

And you greet another son

And 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 singin' 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

Jesus said, "Mother, I couldn't stay another day longer."

Flies right by and leaves a kiss upon her face

While the angels were singin' his praises in a blaze of glory

Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place

Oh, Mary you're covered in roses

You're covered in ruins

You're covered in secrets

You are covered in treetops

Covered in birds

Who can sing a million songs

Without any words

You cast aside the sheets

You cast aside the shroud

Of another man

Who served the world proud

And You greet another son

And you lose another one

On some sunny day

And always you stay

Always you stay

Mary, Mary