Intro
Verse 1
She Crossed An Ocean Long Ago,
From A Place She Never Asked To Leave.
Traded Freedom For A Railroad Car,
Missed Her Life Beneath The Trees.
She Learned Applause Meant One More Town,
Another Crowd To Entertain.
No One Ever Wondered
If She Dreamed Beyond The Chains.
Verse 2
September Found East Tennessee
The Tents Went Up On Time.
A Stranger Climbed Upon Her Back,
He'd Never Done This In His Life.
One Careless Jab Behind Her Ear...
One Flash Of Blinding Pain.
In Just The Span Of One Heartbeat...
Everything Would Change.
Chorus
It Takes A Minute To Raise A Mob...
A Lifetime To Admit It's Wrong.
Everybody Wants Somebody
They Can Hang Their Hurt Upon.
Truth Don't Shout As Loud As Anger,
It Don't Move As Fast As Blame.
Before You Judge Another Soul...
Remember Mary's Name.
Verse 3
Rain Fell On The Rail Yard,
Like The Sky Refused To Watch.
Children Climbed Their Fathers' Shoulders,
Too Young To Know The Cost.
The First Chain Broke Beneath Her Weight,
She Crashed Into The Clay.
Broken Long Before She Died...
Still They Raised Her Anyway.
Chorus
It Takes A Minute To Raise A Mob...
A Lifetime To Admit It's Wrong.
Once The Shouting Starts Rolling,
Facts Don't Matter For Too Long.
Justice Lost Its Footing
When Vengeance Took The Reins.
Before You Join The Crowd...
Remember Mary's Name.
Solo
Bridge
Long After All The Voices
Had Faded With The Rain,
Someone Found The Reason Why She Hurt
Exactly Where He'd Aimed.
The Answer Came Too Late...
Quiet As A Whispered Prayer.
Funny How The Truth Shows Up...
When No One's Left To Care.
Final Chorus
It Takes A Minute To Raise A Mob...
A Lifetime To Admit It's Wrong.
Sometimes The Innocent
Wear The Weight Of Everyone.
If Compassion Comes Too Late,
It's Only Grief By Another Name.
So Before You Cast That Final Stone...
Remember Mary's Name.
Outro
The Circus Folded Up Its Tents...
The Crowds All Went Away.
But Every Train Through Erwin
Still Echoes To This Day.
Some Stories Fade Like Smoke...
Some Never Leave The Flame.
A Hundred Years Have Come And Gone...
Remember Mary's Name.
