Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Marie, artist - Steve Earle.
Date of issue: 11.05.2009
Song language: English
Marie |
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, it’s 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 |