The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh and I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary She took the pains of boyhood And turned them into feel good Oh how I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know She put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show She really gave all a boy could take So now when I get lonely Still looking for the one and only That's when I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know She put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show She really gave all a boy could take The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh and I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary Lyin' in the arms of Mary Lyin' in the arms of Mary Whoa, whoa, whoa Lyin' in the arms of Mary Whoa, whoa, whoa