1ST PLACE DSA 2005
SPRING LYRIC CONTEST
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SOLITARY WALTZ
© 2005 Glenda Perkins
Author's Note: "I want to dedicate this lyric to all the "Marys" out there who have had husbands who did not return from war. I wish for them to know that we appreciate their sacrifice and that because of it, we are free to write whatever we wish. I want them to know that they have not been forgotten". Glenda Perkins

There's an old people's home

On the outskirts of town

I happened to visit one day

Where I saw a lady

Just dancing around

So happy, till they led her away

When I asked folks about her

They'd just smile and look down

And with nothing but kindness, They'd say

"Aw, we just call her Mary Go Round

Cause she always dances that way

She wears a locket in the shape of a heart

Its inscription, worn smooth by time

But she can still see it

When she closes her eyes

It simply says "Mary, be mine"

Inside is the picture of a young soldier boy

His love fills his face with pure light

It brings back a melody

Haunting and sweet

That they danced to on that last night

Chorus:

And Mary goes round and round

To music without any sound

Her feet move so lightly

She spins and she halts

Dancing to the Solitary Waltz

She still holds on to that old telegram

"Missing in action" it said

All she could feel as a very young bride

Was relief that it didn't say "dead"

He made her a promise

That he would return

She believed every word that he said

Now he's kept his promise

After all of these years

'Cause he's back in her heart and her head

Repeat chorus

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