Yeah, Jenny was the kind you called up late for a date on Friday night Didn't ever matter how much I had to drink, she'd come and give me a ride Yeah, Becky was a hell-raisin', dart-throwin' girl that could match me beer for beer Allie was a singer with stars in her eyes And Mary was the marrying kind
Gretchen was a grad student workin' on her master's; a little too small for me Tammy was a teacher, daddy was a preacher, evil as a girl could be Yeah, Meghan was a millionaire senator's daughter, my collar was too damn blue Miss Virginia sure was fine But Mary was the marryin' kind
Oh, Mary, Mary Couldn't see it at the time Oh, Mary, Mary How could I have been so blind
Mary was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl-next-door with an angel face I figured I could find her wild side, so I took her on a couple of dates She was sweet and smart, a queen-sized heart, nothin' like the other girls She just laughed at my best line 'Cause Mary was the marryin' kind
Oh, Mary, Mary Couldn't see it at the time Oh, Mary, Mary How could I have been so blind
She was somethin' different I didn't know what I was missin' My best friend proved what I already knew Mary was the marryin' kind
Oh, Mary, Mary Couldn't see it at the time Oh, Mary, Mary How could I have been so blind
Oh, Mary, Mary Couldn't see it at the time Oh, Mary, Mary How could I have been so blind
How could I have been so blind How could I have been so blind
Oh, I didn't see it Babe, I didn't see it How could I have been so blind