Mary Lee by Rose Polenzani Lyrics

She was running
Running so hard
You couldn't tell her apart from the grass
She seemed so small
But really she was larger
Than anybody you've seen

In Momma she found
The right surrounds
In preschool they singled her out for her hat
In elementary
She met her friend Mary
And from her she learned many things...
Like you're never as big as you seem

But I've got everything backwards
I do what I do
I am what I'm not
If I wasn't growing my hair out again
I would have forgot
All these things
He said she was gross
She said "what does that mean?"
And she answered herself in time
It was a long walk to the back of the bus
Just to spit in the young boy's eye
Aw, didn't they warn you about her?
The kids all get naked when she comes to play
I wouldn't even leave her alone with herself
She could get hurt that way

But I've got everything backwards
I do what I do
I am what I'm not
If I wasn't growing my hair out again
I would have forgot
All these things

Hey, Mary Lee, I was on your street
And the Ice Cream Shoppe was as
Stylin' as you
I'll never be hip enough to eat
The things that you do
You were the first in a long, long line
Of girls I pretended to be
You started me off and I owe you for that
But you've already collected your fee
I've got everything backwards
I've got everything backwards
I've got everything backwards
I've got everything backwards