Lyric Marie
by Townes Van Zandt
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, its 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
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, its 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
