Marie in the Middle

marie is dancing

with a rainbow song

she's dancing in the clouds above my head

with no music on

marie is dancing

in a rainbow song

she's dancing in the clouds above my head

with no music on*

marie in the middle

three came before

two came after

life was loud

and they were poor

and on the rock

in front of her house

we played king of the world

and marie in the middle

always came last

until the sun it came burning

set her soul on fire

until the fire it went raging

there was no way for her to survive

no way to survive

tired, tired of life's frustrations

you know marie turned away

until she captured the drug

that would take her to an early grave

until the sun it came burning

set her soul on fire

until the fire it went raging

there was no way for her to survive

marie in the middle, no way to survive

then her son, he rode a car

to say to goodbye to his mum

we were all transfixed

by the boy in the tie

wearing shoes made for men

he said marie is dancing

with a rainbow song

she's dancing in the clouds above my head

with no music on

marie is dancing

with a rainbow song

she's dancing in the clouds above my head

with no music on

marie is dancing

with a rainbow song

she's dancing in the clouds above my head

with no music on