Mary Was An Only Child

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Mary was an only child
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Nobody held her, nobody smiled
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She was born in a trailer, wretched and poor
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And she shone like a gem in a five-and-dime store

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Mary had no friends at all
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Just famous faces pinned to the wall
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All of them watched her, none of them saw
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That she shone like a gem in a five-and-dime store


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And if you watch the stars at night
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And you find them shining equally bright
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You might have seen Jesus, and not have known what you saw
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Who would notice a gem in a five-and-dime store?

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