Went to the lake
Where we used to take each other
When we felt we were one
I stared at the water
I got what I came for
As I turned to a moon that was gone
I write you this letter
I hope it does matter
I know that at one time
It's you I betrayed
O Marly Jones
I'd give half of my freedom
To know you would roam
I would steal the money
If it would bring you home
I want to see you again

Heard from a mutual friend
You were doing quite well
Without selling your soul
Me I run with the fast ones
Lay down with the tied ones
It's a method that proves
Its own toll
I think of that morning
All gray with your leaving
When you said pretty sure
That I never could give
O Marly Jones
I'd give half of my freedom
To know you would roam
I would steal the money
If it would bring you home
I want to see you again

Write me a line
Whether bitter or giving
I'm needing to know how we stand
As sure as we parted
I could have stayed with you
It's a lesson that burns holes
In my hand
What more can I tell you
With time so between us
It's mostly I want you
To know that I know
O Marly Jones
Choice carves a crevice
Where a river could flow
It can seal up a highway so a
Shadow can't go.