Intro: Mary, this station is playing every sad song I remember like we were alive I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls In a prison cell, where we spent those nights And they burned up the diner where I always used to find her Licking young boys blood from her claws And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb My heart's like, like a wound But I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife Everybody leaves and I'd expect this much from you I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you? Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life Better safe than making then making the party And I never had a good time, I sat by my bedside With papers and poetry about Estella Great expectations We had the greatest expectations I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you? I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you? It's funny how the night moves Humming a song from 1962 We were always waiting We were always waiting We were always waiting for something to happen I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you? I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?

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