Mary Jo

There's a little green house off a gravel road 'Bout a mile from Bobby Freeman's farm Mary Jo runs her own little flower shop Courtesy of the old red barn My mama's mama's lifelong friend, Jo Didn't like the people of town Four kids and wildflowers and calla lilies Jo'd rather have them around Got me a letter, said "You gotta come home I'm feeling a little bit low It's lilac season and I need some help Keeping my garden grown Signed, Mary Jo" So many questions answered When I spent that summer with Jo Lavender pillows and weeping willows Things I would never have known 'Til Mary Jo We collected bouquets and made lemonade Mixed rose water perfume Jo started giving and I started living Under the pale blue moon Sang to Jo's records and Sweet Home Kentucky Watching her garden grow Says I'm smart and always was lucky Now I'll never really know XO, Mary Jo So many questions answered When I spent that summer with Jo Lavender pillows and weeping willows Things I would never have known 'Til Mary Jo Summer started packing its bags And Mary Jo had something on her mind Cleared her throat and swallowed real hard And said "My voice seems to be in a bind But when I wrote that letter I was really sick The doctor said I was gonna go Then you came home and it seems to be gone You made something in that garden grow But we'll never know" Said Mary Jo So many questions answered When I spent that summer with Jo Lavender pillows and weeping willows Things I would never have known 'Til Mary Jo