It's been a year since I last saw Mary,   When she said goodbye   She casts a spell on my intention,   Ooh that's the reason why.   I'm taking my thoughts from a bottle lately,   And breaking them up in my mind,   And all my thoughts, they don't look pretty,   Ooh to my surprise      It's so hard to take what you're given   And it's so hard to give what you've got      After the love goes here I go,   there's no easy road      Well the bright lights of Memphis   Sounds like a real good time   But I lost my heart   And the money flowed like cherry wine.   So I don't remember the church bells ringing   Through the day or the night   But I kept my soul on my own   Not without a fight.      It's so hard to take what you're given   And it's so hard to give what you've got      After the love goes here I go,   There's no easy road      It's been a while since I last saw Mary   Wipe a tearful eye   Well I remember I first heard Mary   Say her last goodbye.   Breaking it up in my bottle lately   And making it up in my mind   And all my problems they don't look pretty,   Ooh, that's the bottom line.      It's so hard to take what you're given   And it's so hard to give what you've got      After the love goes here I go,   There's no easy road