Lori McKenna - The Lot Behind St. Mary's Lyrics






We wanted to know when we'd be free
What life looked like on the other side of that sanctuary
Believin' somehow we'd make them proud
Knowin' the sins they made and figuring we could stay on common ground

Cigarette smoke in an August sky
Drinkin' the beers you convinced your older brother to buy
We hadn't make any of our mistakes
Our world was in the cradle but innocence was in the grave

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you look at me and I know you wonder why
We can't get back to when September was our only adversary
In the lot behind St. Mary's

Well I thought I'd be all you'd need
But your heart was in the dark and mine was in the weeds
I'm sure the dreamer who built the first trapeze
Fell in love with someone who grew to resent the goddamn thing

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you look at me as if to wonder why
We can't get back to the love we made before our teenage dreams were buried
In the lot behind St. Mary's
St. Mary's

A nightlight glowed in the rectory
We told ourselves the pastor must be sound asleep
But now we're old enough to know he never slept
And that God's love is almighty, but our love is just bones and flesh

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you you reach for me and I close my eyes and try
To get back to that summer and the blue jeans we were wearin'
In the lot behind St. Mary's
St. Mary's





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  1. l.... w....

    Love your voice! It's time for you to make what you've dreamed of come true! a good living doing what your so good at!

  2. J.... B....

    For the love of God, who is the idiot who gave this performance a thumbs down??? One of my very favorite songs of hers, and love the quiet acoustic solo performance. Simply, beautiful...

  3. D.... S....

    Love you music, but $427 is the cheapest seat available to see you at Ryman.. How can any normal person afford to see you? this is enormous price, offensively expensive.

  4. f.... ....

    I've listened to this song about 1,000 times and it never gets old ... it is so damn good

  5. R.... W....

    I discovered her music last summer and I swear it is all I ever listen to. Her voice is pure, her lyrics are clever "("What if I was smarter than Einstein's daughter" How can you get more clever?} and ring true, I just love listening to her.

  6. T.... L....

    Wow. Disliking this is weak.

  7. S.... E....

    Brilliant, brilliant song. Every breath of it rings true.

  8. B.... S....

    i can hear the birds and her foot tapping. She is a Massachusetts treasure.

  9. �.... �....

    Sincerely and so deep

  10. R.... S....

    I am stunned by this. I keep watching it over and over.

  11. J.... R....

    I would love for Lori to release her other song “Til You’re Grown” as a bonus track and then a collection of her talking about the stories behind each of the songs she has written. That would be great!

  12. P.... M....

    This is something else!

  13. e.... ....

    What a great song

  14. M.... D....

    Beautiful!

  15. L.... A....

    We're blessed by the song writing genius of Lori McKenna. This entire album is Golden.

  16. L.... R....

    Beautiful love your voice 😍😍

  17. M.... W....

    Finest handmade music, love it! Greetings from the lower Rhine Area in Germany, Markus

  18. I.... M....

    Make video with a lyrics please..

  19. j.... r....

    I wasn’t sure if it could ever get better than “The Kitchen Tapes,” but Songs from Porch Swing....Wow! So much talent.

  20. t.... ....

    You are one of THE best songwriters to the soundtrack of my life. You're like a psychic medium musician or something! LOL I mean that in the kindest most beautiful way. You had me at the Kitchen Tapes.

  21. J.... S....

    Beautiful.

  22. Z.... T....

    Thank God we have Lori Mckenna!

  23. E.... C....

    Lori Mckenna és a la música folk americana el que Beethoven fou a la música clàssica, dos genis.

  24. B.... ....

    Beautiful!

  25. O.... ....

    Lori McKenna is a songwriting genius. She really is ...

  26. D.... C....

    THINGS I LOVE! LORI MCKENNA