Mary Sheriff Lyrics

Mary Sheriff from Athens Georgia wants to change her name

Folks putter and snicker and make assumptions, its always the same old game

Ladies up on high horses judge you coarsely no matter what state you're in

It's hard enough livin' without opinions bein' given, considerin' where you've been

Mary Sheriff, that Mary from Georgia

Does a place define your name?

That Mary ain't married to Georgia anymore, and need never go back there again

And everyone's got their ideas about where you should be by the end of the day

And who you should be with, and whether you should be with anyone anyway

So it's easy to breeze over all the debris that a stranger has cut through before

That's why Mary Sheriff needs to get out of Georgia and come with me up to the north

Mary Sheriff, that Mary from Georgia

Does a place define your name?

That Mary ain't married to Georgia anymore, and need never go back there again

Mary Sheriff, not married to Georgia, when a place declines your time

There's better life out there thanks to President Eisenhower's

Interstate highway sign (he signed it!)

And nobody's shy about thinkin real high about all the things they've overcome

But they glance about sideways and won't meet your eyes if they think you're not doin enough