I put on my finest summer dress
So light and thin
It was my best
I brushed my hair
I held my breath
I went out to face the wilderness
I went out to face the wilderness
The men in hats
The boys on bikes
The perfect girls
The baby dykes
The superstars
The blighted ones
I went out to
Face them one by one
I went out to
Face them one by one
And so goodbye maryann
As you turn to watch me
Don't cry maryann
And don't try to stop me
Cause I'm gonna go
Where the lights are bright
Where sacred secrets sail like kites
We've been sleeping
Girl all our lives
And we never lived
We just survived
And we never lived
We just survived
I'll take my heart
I'll take my key
And I'll find out who
Who could care for me
Are there pots of gold
Are there floods and fires
Are there thieves and beggars
Saints and liars
Are there thieves and beggars
Saints and liars
And so goodbye maryann
As you turn to watch me
Don't cry maryann
And don't try to stop me
I put on my finest summer dress
So light and thin
Torn at the chest
I brushed my hair held my breath
I went out to face the wilderness
I went out to face the wilderness