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Oh Maria, pretty as the day
Your mama teaches and your daddy digs a grave
It sure looks fine from the outside
Really though you watch him slowly die
Oh Maria, the hangmen come to town
Your circus of a family is gonna watch the law come down
The gambler’s confession and the whore’s sweet alibi
A baby in the oven dead long before she opens up her eyes
And if I could then I’d believe you
But that gets harder each and every day
And the crowd yells out oh Maria
You’re much too young to throw your life away
Oh Maria, I see you in my dreams
And the only time you appear is to rip me from the seams
So it’s nice to know you but I just can’t stay
Lying don’t come easy but god damn me for trying to explain
And if I could then I’d believe you
But that gets harder each and every day
And the crowd yells out oh Maria
You’re much too young to throw your life away
Up all night on spliffs and cheap tequila
Poor your heart out underneath the stars
And when I wake I’ll scream out oh Maria
Thanks so much for tearing me apart
Maria, Maria how the years have passed
And all that’s left between us is this feeling of collapse
As you grow further and I grow weak
But if we were together I’m not sure if it would change anything
A fool will sit and count his freedoms
As all the hows and whys fly through the air
Really you just miss your sweet Maria
And the worst part is she never even cared

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from The Hobbit House Sessions, released May 28, 2014

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Folk music from the Southwest

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