The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh, how I wish I was Lying in the arms of Mary She took the pains of boyhood And turned them into feel good Oh, how I wish I was Lying in the arms of Mary Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know Put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show 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 Lying in the arms of Mary ♪ Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know Put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned all she had to show Really gave all a boy could take The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh, how I wish I was Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary, (ooh-ooh-ooh) Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)