Marie

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