Days were lonely; so were the nights
She could not tell wrong from right
Body broken, worn to the bone
The final days of Mary Lee Jones
Mary Lee Jones

She could not get him out of her mind
Too much passion burned her blind
Nothing she could call her own
The final days of Mary Lee Jones
Mary Lee Jones

Woah, oh, oh, woah
Woah, oh, oh, woah
Woah, oh, oh, ho
Woah, oh, oh, ho, ho, ho
Oh, oh

Days were lonely; so were the nights
She could not tell wrong from right
Nothing she could call her own
The final days of Mary Lee Jones
Mary Lee Jones

Woah, oh, oh, woah
Woah, oh, oh, woah
Woah, oh, oh, ho
Woah, oh, oh, ho, ho, ho
Oh, oh

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WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I think this song is about the end of innocence. That name, "Mary Lee Jones," is an all-American, girl-next-door type of name. What happens when the girl next door becomes a woman only to be left alone? She becomes lonely, not caring what is wrong and what is right, weary, and disillusioned. And that descent into disillusionment is what I believe he's referring to when he speaks of "the final days." "She couldn't get him out of her mind - too much passion burned her blind." This girl has been left behind but she still wants the man who did this to her. The song ends with a repeat of that first verse - a song about killing the dream.