Shallow Days Lyrics - Counting Crows

Mary Jane says, it's all right 

She's just around the corner from the main light 

Any day now, it's all right 

She's standing on the precipice of big time 

And I know I'm a little uptight 

I got to go before the sun shines 

We're just a couple small people squeezing out a life 

We need a little good time 

It's not far from here 

Mary comes and goes 

Drifting through the scenery 

Of shallow days below 

Now that's everybody knows 

You follow trains out of town 

And they vanish somewhere under the horizon 

Yeah well, I saw Mary Jane drag her shadow 

Down the tracks, stare off in the distance 

It's not far from here 

Mary waves 'Hello' 

Smiling though she's sinking 

In the shallow days below 

Oh no, I can't find a way out of here 

Out on the road again 

I'm much, much too concerned about Mary Jane 

I'm all alone again and 

I like what she said but not what it means 

She leaves me drowning 

Through the shallow days down below 

You know I heard a band 

Playing waltzes in a grange hall 

The sun is sinking lower 

People staring, Mary Jane humming softly to herself 

And nobody really knows her 

Any day now it's all right 

She tells herself that this will be the last time 

Then Mary Jane pulls her hair back and wonders 

What she'll do with all her free time 

Not too far from here 

Mary turns to go 

Smiling while the waltz begins 

Dancing down the road 

Hey, hey, hey, hey, Mr. Freedom 

What are we supposed to think? 

'Cause I'm a very tiny person and it worries me 

I'm all alone again and 

I like what she says but not what it means 

She leaves me drowning 

In the shallow days way down below 

"I'm sorry", she said 

"I know it's not the kind of thing you want" 

I'm falling, falling down 

"I'm sorry", she said 

"I know I'm not the kind of girl you want" 

We're falling, falling, falling, falling down