Willie Nelson - Marie

I ^Amstood in line and left my name, took about six hours or so. Well, the ^Amman just grinned like it was all a game, said they'd let me know. I ^Dmput in my time till the Pocono line, shut down two years ago. I was ^Amstaying at the mission till I met Marie, now I can't stay there no more.

^AmFella 'cross town said he's lookin' for a man to move some old cars around. Maybe ^Amme and Marie could find a burned-out Van and do a little settlin' down. Aw, but ^DmI'm just dreamin', I ain't got no ride and the junkyard's a pretty good ways. That ^Amjob's about a half week old besides, it'd be gone now anyway.

Unem^Amployment says I got no more checks and they showed me to the hall. My ^Ambrother died in Georgia some time ago, I got no one left to call. ^DmSummer wasn't bad below the bridge, a little short on food that's all. Now I ^Amgotta get Marie some kind of coat, we're headed down into fall.

I ^Amused to play the mouth harp pretty good, I hustled up a little dough. But ^AmI got drunk and I woke up rolled a couple of months ago. They ^Dmgot my harp and they got my dollar them low life so and so. ^AmHarps cost money and I ain't got it, it's my own fault I suppose.

Ah, the ^AmPocono's down but the Chesapeake's runnin' two freights everyday. If it was ^Amjust me I'd be headed South but Marie can't catch no train. She's ^Dmgot some pain and she thinks it's a baby, says we gotta wait and see. ^AmIn my heart I know it's a little boy hope he don't end up like me.

Well, the ^Amman's still grinnin' says he lost my file, I gotta stand in line again. ^AmI want to kill him but I just say no, I had enough of that line my friend. I head ^Dmback to the bridge, it's getting kinda cold, I'm feelin' too low down to lie. I ^Amguess I'll just tell Marie the truth, hope she don't break down and cry.

Ma^Amrie she didn't wake up this morning, she didn't even try. She ^Amjust rolled over and went to heaven, my little boy safe inside. I ^Dmlaid them in the sun where somebody'd find them, caught a Chesapeake on the fly. Ma^Amrie will know I'm headed South, so's to meet me by and by. Ah, Ma^Amrie will know I'm headed south, so to meet me by and by.