Sweet Marie

(from the CD Songs from the Bright Side)

I wanted to start
A new revolution
I wanted to be
Like Jesus himself
With grace in my heart
And a strong resolution
But Jesus was Jesus and me
I'm just somebody else.

Bye-bye Sweet Marie
I'm leaving today
You were too sweet for me
You're no use anyway
But I'll carry no grudge
And I'm down from the cross
Bye-bye Sweet Marie
Nothing was learned
And nothing was lost.

I wanted to be
A part of your beauty
I wanted to be
Like Jesus himself
Like a leaf on a tree
Fulfilling my duty
But Jesus was Jesus and me
I'm just somebody else.

I stood in the dock
And I looked at the judge
And the ladies all said I was guilty
I've been round the block
So many times
I'm starting to feel like I built it.

I crossed the frontier
Like a regular hero
I wanted to be
Like Jesus himself
And I cried my dumb tears
As I sank from nowhere to zero
Jesus was Jesus and me
I'm just somebody else.