Give me mercy and a minute now

I'm a bleed a little poison out

I'm a cry a little river down

And then I'm setting this whole thing on fire



And I'm burning up the night she died

And I'm putting every last picture aside

I'm gonna say what I need to say

In my very last letter to you



'Cause you always made it clear

Said that you'd never be my pain

So here's to you and your bright baby blues

And just a pause to cool the refrain



And you said you were satisfied

And now this body's just waiting to die

And that you missed him sometimes but you said it's alright

It's just a whole lot harder alone



But I wish you knew her now

She's a better side of me now

And I'm doing the best I can

It's what you wanted



And I see you like you were there

And I know just how you'd smile

Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night



But here the days will eat you alive

But I won't give in tonight

You said it's not worth my time

And not to regard them



And not to settle just for piece of mind

But I can wait it out all night

If you'll just keep breathing



But Mary I found a sound

And this heart keeps pouring it out

Like a tattoo that hides the shame 



And the reasons always fade

And the pain gets out some day

So I'm saying my goodbyes to your deep blue eyes

'Cause I don't know how to say, "Stay still in the pain.

Stay still in the pain."



But I wish you knew her now

She's a better side of me now

And I'm doing the best I can

It's what you wanted



And I see you like you were there

And I know just how you'd smile

Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night



If I recall the last thing you said to me

Before it broke up, before it took you from me

And you said, "I love you more than the stars in the sky

But your name just escapes me tonight."