She has a way that gets under your skin She has these eyes that make you wanna let her in And you end up finding more about yourself than you ever knew And you scare yourself as the words pour out like honey Out like honey Sweet Marie She always has you where she wants you to be Oh, sweet Marie She always keeps you 'til you can't bare to be free 'Til you can't bare to be free ♪ She'll give you all she's got 'til she's all that you are She'll love you 'til you're mad and you've lost all you've ever had Your troubles sleep in a cradle build of her soft singing voice And when she stops, you know you've lost yourself And you've never even had a choice No, you've never even had a choice Sweet Marie She always has you where she wants you to be Oh, sweet Marie She always keeps you 'til you can't bare to be free 'Til you can't bare to be free ♪ Sweet Marie Sweet Marie Ooh, sweet Marie Ooh, sweet Marie ♪ Sweet Marie