For The Sake Of Mary Lyrics - Richard Thompson

For the sake of Mary I kicked the reds 

Junked the juice, drink coffee instead 

Straightened my teeth, bent my back 

Cut my friends dead from the old rat pack 

For Mary 

She bought me this silk suit, watch and chain 

She put the rhythm in my stride again 

She showed me the way to make her feel good 

If I could do more then I surely would 

For Mary 

For Mary 

For the sake of Mary I do what I can 

She still don't trust me to be her man 

I say the right thing but my tiiming's bad 

She thinks I'm like the rest, but I'm the best she's ever had 

For the sake of Mary 

I was cook first class on the Belfast B 

But when she sailed she sailed without me 

In Needle Pete's got my last tattoo 

In bleeding letters of red and blue 

For Mary 

For the sake of Mary I changed my drift 

Got a good job on the graveyard shift 

She set her heart on a pretty little place 

I want to see the tears of joy on her face 

For Mary 

For the Sake of Mary I keep the flame 

I don't want to be the villain again 

She's had her bad times and it's shook her about 

I don't want to take the easy way out 

For the sake of Mary 

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