Mary's crying, drowning in her tears She stuck a piece of cotton in the little one's ears Woody left town six days ago He ain't a-coming home for all he knows Mary's crying, trying to stat calm Kneeling in the red dirt, screaming up a storm And Woody don't care, sleeping in the fields Says he gotta stay put till the conflict heals And Woody's song splits the dark To peel away the years Mary's gone to people's park To reel in Woody's fears Mary's crying, it's on uphill climb She's tearing at her roots for the thirteenth time Woody's got a handle on what's going wrong He's gonna light a fire with a union song Still Mary' crying, pining for her man Says she's gonna write him every chance she can But Woody don't care, he's taking his time Just praying for the boys on the government lines And Woody's song splits the dark To peel away the years Mary's gone to people's park To reel in Woody's fears Mary's crying, poking at her fear It'll all seem distant this time next year Woody's in deep, it's a pretty big deal Carving out a groove for the kids next meal Thought she heard his song on the radio It was something 'bout a fight 'bout a migrant war And Woody's song splits the dark To peel away the years Mary's gone to people's park To reel in Woody's fears