Steve Earle - Marie lyrics

rate me

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

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 a week old besides

We'd be gone anyway

Unemployment said I got no more checks

They showed me to the hall

My brother died in Georgia some time ago

Got no one left to call

The 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 in the 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

Well, they got my harp, 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

Well, the Pocono's down but the Chesapeake's runnin'

Two freights everyday

If it was just me I'd be headed south

But Marie can't catch no train

Well, she's got some pain and she thinks it's a baby

Says we gotta wait and see

In my heart I knew it's a little boy

Hope he don't end up like me

Well, the man's still grinnin', says he lost my file

Gotta stand in line again

I wanna to kill him but I just say no

Had enough of that line my friend

Headed back to the bridge, it's getting kinda cold

Feelin' too low down to lie

I guess I have to tell Marie the truth

Hope she don't break down and cry

Well, Marie she didn't wake up this morning

Didn't even try

Just rolled over and went to heaven

My little boy safe inside

Well, I laid them in the sun where somebody'd find them

Caught a Chesapeake 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's to meet me by and by