If I had money, I would buy you a car Cadillac that glows in the light of the stars On the freeway After that what we’ll do is burn down the house Dance around the fire till the flames burn out Cuss the next day
Oh, Marie, hold these songs in your arms Because, Marie, it’s all that you’ll have when I’m gone
On the fence looking over greener grass If I ever had something it was in the past And I left it But I got my daddy’s guitar, American flag Stories, melodies, and the chances I had To replace it
Oh, Marie, hold these songs in your arms Because, Marie, it’s all that you’ll have when I’m gone
Baby’s got money ’cause she went to school Everyone knows if the breeze is cool Seasons changing I’m gonna swing on a guitar string Hold down the water of a blue-green sea Rearranging
Oh, Marie, hold these songs in your arms Because, Marie, it’s all that you’ll have when I’m gone Oh, Marie, hold these songs in your arms Because, Marie, it’s all that you’ll have when I’m gone