The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and how I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
She took the pains of boyhood
And turned them into feel good
Oh, and how I wish was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take, yeah
So now when I get lonely
Still lookin' for the one and only
That's when I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take
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Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take
The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Oh, and wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and how I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
She took the pains of boyhood
And turned them into feel good
Oh, and how I wish was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take, yeah
So now when I get lonely
Still lookin' for the one and only
That's when I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take
---- Instrumental Interlude ----
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take
The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Oh, and wish I was lying in the arms of Mary