I Miss My Mary

I will never fear for I will never feel
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
And one more round would surely set me right

Yeah, one more round would surely set me right
I'm a lover of a drink, a lover of a fight

I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back
I'm a lover of a drink, a lover of a fight
I miss my Mary tonight

He lay safe and never knowing what my leavin' would bring
One says 'US Navy' and this one says 'Darling Mary'
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
My Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
The baby never woke, he lay cradled in her trembling
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
I draw my pay down on the docks, I send it off to Mary
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
I will never fear for I will never feel
I miss my Mary tonight
But the pain keeps getting clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fading
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
Oh, and one more round would surely set me right
Now the light shines through this bottle, memories all fade to black

Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
They call me the old man in this bar, sleeves rolled up and showin'
Hold my own on the dark side of this town