Mary Jane

Mary Jane got married at seventeen
 he was the loveliest man she'd ever seen
 till the day, six months after the baby came,
 he became a man who inflicts pain
 Mary Jane forgot her past and changed her name
 she learned to sing the blues
 sewed on sequins and high-heeled shoes
 she took off her glasses and took the stage
 the audience vanished in the haze
 she bowed and blew a kiss
 Mary Jane was Little Abner's Daisy Mae
 a sweet Marlene
 the geisha girl and Salome
 a cowgirl too
 she spun her pistols to the roof
 a poor man's Marilyn Monroe
 he never came to sit in the front row
 he never heard her sing
 they live today in a quiet suburb of Tampa Bay
 he drives to the bank
 takes her out to eat at Burger King
 she walks the dog
 keeps the radio on in every room
 a silver wedding anniversary
 the children pray he'll be the first to leave
 she gave her life to a man who wanted just a wife
 Mary Jane was Little Abner's Daisy Mae
 a sweet Marlene
 the geisha girl and Salome
 a cowgirl too
 she spun her pistols to the roof