Maria There Will Be Time - Tom McGhee
Jesus he was a quiet man
Far away from his native land
With his wife Maria and their little son
In the midst of the new
To the old they still clung
Drove a bread truck in the early light
Started working in the dark of the night
Left Maria to the warmth of their bed
Left her to dream of the words he had said
[Refrain]
He said Maria there will be time
Just as long as you will be mine
We will leave this trouble behind
And we will sail on down the line
Ah we will sail on down the line
Oh we will sail
On a dresser where she could see
A tiny picture of st. Anthony
And she made her requests with prayers for them all
When he didn't answer
Turned his face to the wall
Maria woke from a dream one night
Half asleep as she turned on the light
And she thought of the number
That had come with the dream
And she looked to the picture to see what it could mean
[Repeat Refrain]
She had some money
It was hidden away
She kept it safe for a rainy day
Took it down to the corner store
Played that number and she prayed for a score
Jesus came through the door the next night
The house was dark
But for a single light
And the picture of Anthony
Was facing the wall
Maria cried when she told
Him it all
[Repeat Refrain]
© 1984 by Tom McGhee