| Hoo |
| Ah, ha |
| There she stands and watches me |
| Never once do her eyes close |
| I wonder what she thinks |
| I wonder what she knows |
| Am I |
| that is worthy to receive? |
| Will I witness another day? |
| Will life be all that I believe? |
| Mother Mary, tell me, tell me |
| What do you see? (What do you see?) |
| What do you see? |
| (Mother Mary) |
| Mother Mary, bless me, grant me |
| This before I leave, hoo |
| Flowers drowned in snowflakes |
| Gardenias in the air |
| Understanding the final step |
| Will make you more aware |
| Watch the stars multiply |
| And dance throughout the night |
| Guided by the eternal ball |
| To a place of |
| Mother Mary, tell me, tell me |
| What do you see? |
| What do you see? |
| Oh, Mother Mary, bless me, grant me |
| This before I leave (Before I leave) |
| Mother Mary, cry no more your (Mother Mary) |
| Your son is finally free |
| Finally free |
| Mother Mary, tell me, tell me (Mother Mary) |
| What do you see? (What do you see?) |
| What do you see? |
| We’re all |
| A victim of the backside hand |
| In one way or another |
| The flesh is weak |
| The mind is strong |
| Don’t let yourself be smothered |
| 'Cause you’ve got to (Follow the light inside) |
| Follow the light inside your heart, Mother Mary |
| Mother Mary, tell me, tell me (Yeah, yeah, oo) |
| What do you see? |
| What do you see? |
| Oh, Mother Mary, bless me, grant me |
| This before I leave (This before I leave) |
| Mother Mary, cry no more your (Don't you cry) |
| Son is finally free (Your son is finally free) |
| Finally free |
| Oh, Mother Mary, tell me, tell me |
| What do you see? (What do you see?) |
| What do you see? (Oo-hmm) |
| Mother Mary, bless me, grant me |
| This before I leave |
| Mother Mary, cry no more your (Don't you cry no more) |
| Son is finally free (Your son) |
| Finally free |
| Mother Mary, tell me, tell me |