Mary, can you forgive me, I never meant to hurt you
You were so young, you were so free, you were the one
Mary, there is no reason, with your soft touch and your tender voice
You were so young, you were so free, you were the one
All I ever saw was trouble, l was totally blind to you
I am, you said, the bearer of all good things
I didn't know how to take this so I left you
Sail away into the ocean and the ocean will hide your tears
Mary, can you pretend you never knew me at all
I was so young, I was so wild, trying to be free
There is nothing more to say, what kind of mother leaves their child this way
You were so young, you were so free, you were the one
Mary, there is no reason, with your soft touch and your tender voice
You were so young, you were so free, you were the one
All I ever saw was trouble, l was totally blind to you
I am, you said, the bearer of all good things
I didn't know how to take this so I left you
Sail away into the ocean and the ocean will hide your tears
Mary, can you pretend you never knew me at all
I was so young, I was so wild, trying to be free
There is nothing more to say, what kind of mother leaves their child this way