My Mary Jean

Lyrics

[INTRO] In the heat of a summer night, ’60, a campus glow, WVU halls, where fate was set to grow. [VERSE 1] I walked through the gates, a junior, bold and keen, Saw her there, Mary Jean, a freshman princess seen. I teased her words, she turned away in spite, Her smile was fire, but she didn’t feel the light. [CHORUS] Oh Mary Jean, you turned my world askew, From a bad meeting to a love that grew. We tied the knot in ’63, our hearts in tune, Now sixty‑three years, we’re one beneath the moon. [VERSE 2] Her friend , a secret, whispered in the dark, He brought us together, sparked a flame that’d spark. From campus whispers to the vows we swore, Our future was written on a love‑soaked floor. [CHORUS] Oh Mary Jean, you turned my world askew, From a bad meeting to a love that grew. We tied the knot in ’63, our hearts in tune, Now sixty‑three years, we’re one beneath the moon. [BODY] Our daughter born in 66, a child of light, Another daughter then a son, the love that started on that night. Through every storm and summer’s sweet refrain, Our love has stayed steady, like the rain that falls again. [CHORUS] Oh Mary Jean, you turned my world askew, From a bad meeting to a love that grew. We tied the knot in ’63, our hearts in tune, Now sixty‑three years, we’re one beneath the moon. [BRIDGE] K. Paul sings your name, across the ages, The whispers of our youth, the endless stages. Your hand in mine, a promise kept, Our love will never falter, never wept. [CHORUS] Oh Mary Jean, you turned my world askew, From a bad meeting to a love that grew. We tied the knot in ’63, our hearts in tune, Now sixty‑three years, we’re one beneath the moon. [OUTRO] So here we stand, a family of five.