There was always yellin' at our house Thumpin' against the wall Dad didn't like Mum very much Mum didn't like Dad at all And I'd lie awake and listen to their marriage break My little sister cryin' in the room next door I knew I had to get away Put a thousand down on a V8 Panel van, a little bit of retro and a sloppy run-in Three hours later, a hundred and twenty Through the main street of Taylor and Ben and I was singin' Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Sunshine Melbourne past two in the morning The order bank's runnin' low Got a job washin' dishes in a Carlton restaurant Watchin' the hours go I met her in a rock and roll joint where the carpet sticks to your shoes The band was playing I'm beginnin' to lie It's been here too long, blues She said, if we'd travel together There's gotta be a highway code She threw her Adidas bag in the back of the van We skirted up Sydney Road and we were singin' Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need If I'd thought about it Never would've done it Guess I would've let it slide If you listen to others You never know where you stand And the words of all of those songs ring true They try to put the blame on you You can only play the cards that are in your hand We fell apart in a roadhouse A little out of Nelson Bay Must've changed my mind about a thousand times Before I drove away Things always happen in circles When the dust gets in your eyes The past's in the rear-vision mirror Don't think about tomorrow twice Just keep singin' Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me In my hour of need Holy Mary, pray for me
