The light shines down the valley
the wind blows up the alley
oh how i wish i was lyin' in the arms of mary
She took the pains of boyhood
and turned them into feel good
oh how i wish i was lyin' in the arms of mary
Chorus
mary was the girl who taught me all i had to know
she out me right on my first mistake
Summer wasn't gone
when i learned all she had to give
she really gave all a boy could take
So now when i get lonely
still lookin for my one and only
that's when i wish was lyin' in
the arms of mary
(repeat chorus)