Saint Mary Of The Woods Lyrics - James Mcmurtry

Where you going 

with your head hung down 

Papers blowin' through the streets of town 

They've already taken all 

of your posters down 

Didn't take 'em long once 

the orders came down 

Sunrise off the lake shining in your eyes 

Shining on the wasted and the wise 

All you hear ringing in your ears are 

boldfaced lies 

That scream like the gulls in that smoke stained amber sky 

(chorus) 

Fly back to the nest if it helps at all 

Saint Mary of the Woods in the early fall 

The leaves are turning on the Wabash now and children sing to you 

They sing a song of your dreams come true 

Where you goin' 

brandy on your breath 

Bottle's open spilled across the desk 

Snifter's broken, smashed against the wall 

Just the way your standin' says it all 

You hung the sign out please do not disturb 

Driver's waiting out front on the curb 

Write it off as one more half sold show 

Once they've seen your best they can forget about the rest don't you know