Voices calling me home where I belong
And I`m longing to make myself that strong
And I come to you every night in my head
And I left home so long ago and it`s time to make amends
When I left you I was just a child
Now I need you but I`ve gone five hundred miles
And I`ll find a way back into your arms
But I`ve been gone for far too long to ever win your charms
Hey, I`m going away
from the footlights here that blind me
Hey, what`s that you say
I`m leaving you behind me
Well my name is Mary Donnel and I`m twenty-one today
I`ve got my walking papers so there`s nothing you can say
I`m sick of this old one way town and farms and families too
I`m off to find a better life and I don`t need you
Hey, I`m going away
from the footlights here that blind me
Hey, what`s that you say
I`m leaving you behind me
Now I`m Mary from the south side and I`ve just turned twenty-two
Working tables at the Black Dog and wearing out my shoes
And I guess if getting grabbed is all I`m qualified to do
I need to find a better life where I don`t need you
Hey, I`m going away
I`m leaving you behind me
Hey, what`s that you say
your ties will never bind me
All my life, all my life
I`ve wanted something I can`t have
All this time, all my time
has all been wasted
Now I`m just plain Mary and I think I`m twenty-four
Walked the streets for two years now, it seems like ten or more
I`m petrified and I`m positive and I don`t know what to do
Except to find a better life where I don`t need you
Hey, I`m going away
from the footlights here that blind me
Hey, what`s that you say
there`s nothing left inside me
Hey, I`m going away
someplace you won`t find me
Hey, what`s that you say
these ties will never bind me
Hey, I`m going away
I`m leaving you behind me
Hey, what`s that you say
no one can deny me
