Pat Fortney - Mary Lyrics

Mary said she never needed a man
She'd make her own way and do the best she can
She said it was just easier
Than counting on a no-good lazy man

He'll fill you your head with promises
Then never follow through on anything he says
They're all no-account hooligans
A Devil in disguise and they're wrought with sin

She's working three jobs to pay the rent
Raising four boys in a tenement
She feeds them and clothes them
With no man's support to help supplement

Mary's on her own
And doing it all alone
She does it that way; cause men never stay
She's says they have their fun and then walk away

Mary raised her boys to see them grow
And watched them learn be on their own
Now Mary's on her own
Now Mary's on her own

It was mid-September
And the leaves were falling
Mary on her break at the dollar store
When a tall good looking man walked through the door