Along Comes Mary The Association (#7 in 1966), Manhattan Transfer

Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse
And curse those faults in me
 
    And then along comes Mary
    And does she want to give me kicks, and be my steady chick
    And give me pick of memories
    Or maybe rather gather tales fromhe fails and tribulations
    No one ever sees
    When we met I was sure out to lunch
    Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
 

When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks make jokes
At who is most to blame today
 
    And then along comes Mary
    And does she want to set them free, and let them see reality
    From where she got her name
    And will they struggle much, when told that such a tender touch of hers
    Will make them not the same
    When we met I was sure out to lunch
    Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

 
And when the morning of the warning's passed, the gassed and flaccid kids
Are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars
 
    And then along comes Mary
    And does she want to see the stains, the dead remains of all the pains
    She left the night before
    Or will their waking eyes, reflect the lies, and make them realize
    Their urgent cry for sight no more
    When we met I was sure out to lunch
    Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch