blaming mary jane I'm drinking cheap -bahrein- she's getting prettier by the .... she says i should care more for the rich and the poor but i can't find the energy blame mary jane I'm gonna close my eyes to the morning papers shut my ear to the news I'm gonna lose my soul in the lonesome afternoon yes i am speak plain mary jane could you give your hand to a man that never gave a damn that's why i rather sleep than thinking nothing more than drinking all i want is to blame mary jane I'm gonna close my eyes to the morning papers shut my ear to the news I'm gonna lose my soul to the long lonesome afternoons, yes i am I'm gonna close my eyes to the morning papers shut my ear to the news I'm gonna lose my soul to the lonesome afternoon oh maybe i won't be your whipping boy i won't be your whipping boy shame baby shame oh shame sweet mary jane i truly do love you she said that i should care more for that body of yours if you carry the weight of the world oh my I'm gonna close my eyes to the morning papers shut my ear to the news I'm gonna lose my soul in the long lonesome afternoon yes i am I'm gonna close my eyes to the morning papers shut my ear to the news I'm gonna lose my soul in the lonesome afternoon maybe i will be your whipping boy maybe i will