Lyrics
There was a mother, Mary, in Dresden
Her man did not come home one night
She fell asleep, holding her pillow so tight
Then in the morning she had a phone call
From the police telling he was dead
He had been drunk and had drowned in the local river
Hey ho, the road is long
We all need to carry on
I guess we need a song to take us through the day
The same mother, Mary, in Dresden
She had a son, aged nineteen
His name was Jim and he was the pride of his mother
One day he got a letter
From the army saying we need you in war
And there he went, a thousand times self assured
Hey ho, the road is long
We all need to carry on
I guess we need a song to take us through the day
Six months passed and the mother
Had got a letter or two from her son
She had begun to prepare for his return
One day while she was doing laundry
An army car drove up on the lawn
And out stepped Jim's best friend
And Mary burst out into tears
Hey ho, the road is long
We all need to carry on
I guess we need a song to take us through the day
Now Susanna was the only child that Mary had left
She was a breathtaking living beauty of fifteen
On the night of her first prom
She disappeared without a sound
After seven months they still hadn't heard a sound
Hey ho, the road is long
We all need to carry on
I guess we need a song to take us through the day
Heart heavy as a stone
Mary was alone
She went down on her knees
And prayed to the Lord, please
I am alone, all my birds have flown
And now I wanna fly to you
Don't you dare fail me too
Hey ho, the road is long
We all need to carry on
I guess we need a song to take us through the day
Hey ho, the road is long
To carry on you all need a song