My Mary
Nostalgic Dreams: Rediscovering Love in Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's 'My Mary'
Lyrics
I take a trip every evening
I regularly take a journey each evening
Strolling down memory lane
Walking through memories from the past
I'm walkin' again those familiar paths
I am retracing those familiar paths again
Dreaming those dreams again
Revisiting those dreams once more
And I can always see my sweetheart
I can always envision my sweetheart
Just as she used to be
Seeing her just as she used to be
Waiting for someone at the garden gate
Anticipating someone's arrival at the garden gate
And I know that someone is me
Realizing that someone is myself
Big brown eyes and pearly hair
Describing her with big brown eyes and pearly hair
And you'd tell that's Mary
Asserting that's characteristic of Mary
Rosy cheeks and ruby lips
Highlighting her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
Can't you tell that's Mary?
Pointing out those features as indicative of Mary
Oft times in the evenings
Many times during the evenings
We'd go strolling
We used to take leisurely walks
Hand in hand together
Walking hand in hand beneath a pepper tree
Beneath the pepper tree
Recalling the closeness and intimacy
And I can feel her hand in mine
Remembering the sensation of holding her hand
As I sit alone tonight
As I am currently sitting alone tonight
Dreaming of the times I spent with Mary
Thinking and reminiscing about the moments spent with Mary
Oft times in the evenings
Reiteration of spending evenings walking together
We'd go strolling
Revisiting those shared moments
Hand in hand together
Continuing the description of walking together hand in hand
Beneath the pepper tree
Recalling the intimacy beneath the pepper tree
And I can feel her hand in mine
Recapturing the feeling of holding her hand
As I sit alone tonight
Presently feeling alone while reminiscing
Dreaming of the times I spent with Mary
Reflecting again on the times spent with Mary
Oh, gee, wouldn't it be wonderful
Expressing a wish for revisiting the past
To open up the doors of the past
Desire to relive past experiences
And live again as yesterday?
Yearning to live in the past once more
But you know no matter where I wander
Regardless of my travels and experiences
No matter where I roam
Acknowledging a constant attachment to Mary
There'll always be a place in my heart, boys
Always reserving a special place in the heart for her
For a girl away back, for a girl that
Emphasizing the lasting impression of Mary
I used to call Mary
Affirming the significance of the girl he called Mary
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