If you ain't got two kids by 21, you're probably gonna die alone
At least that's what tradition told you
And it don't matter if you don't believe
Come Sunday morning, you'd best be there
In the front row like you're supposed to
Same hurt in every heart
Same trailer, different parts
So mama's hooked on Mary Kay
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
And daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary

We get bored, so we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town
On this broken merry-go-round
And round and round we go
Where it stops, nobody knows
And it ain't slowing down
This merry-go-round
We think the first time's good enough
So we hold on to high school love
Saying we won't end up like our parents
Tiny little boxes in a row
And what you want, it's what you know
Just happy on the shoes you're wearing
Same checks are always cashin'
And I'm not the only one
To buy a little more distraction
Mama's hooked on Mary Kay
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
And daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
We get bored, so we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town
On this broken merry-go-round
And round and round we go
Where it stops, nobody knows
And it ain't slowing down
This merry-go-round
This merry-go-round
Jack and Jill went up a hill
Jack burned out on booze and pills
Mary had a little lamb
Mary just don't give a damn no more