The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and I wish I was lying
In the arms of Mary

She took the pains of boyhood
And turned them into feel good
Oh, and I wish I was lying
In the arms of Mary

[CHORUS]

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
Learned all she had to show
She really gave all
A boy could take, yeah

So now when I get lonely
Still looking for the one and only
That's when I wish I was lying
In the arms of Mary

[Repeat CHORUS 2x]

The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and I wish I was lying
In the arms of Mary
Oh, and I wish I was lying
In the arms of Mary