Sweet Mary

"Sweet Mary"
Album track by Weezer
from the album Pacific Daydream
Released	October 27, 2017
Length	3:43
Label	Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)	Rivers Cuomo/Josh Alexander
Producer(s)	Butch Walker
Status	Officially released
Stream	Spotify Apple Music
Pacific Daydream track listing
10 tracks "Mexican Fender" "Beach Boys" "Feels Like Summer" "Happy Hour" "Weekend Woman" "QB Blitz" "Sweet Mary" "Get Right" "La Mancha Screwjob" "Any Friend of Diane's"

"Sweet Mary" is the seventh track from Pacific Daydream, released on October 27th, 2017.

Appearances

• Pacific Daydream (2017)

Overview

Robin Hilton: This "Sweet Mary," I wondered if this was a reference to the Virgin Mary, because you talk about her coming to you in a time of need?

Rivers: Yeah, I mean, I have this weird Catholic side, which is weird, because I was never Catholic.

—NPR, All Songs Considered, 2017

Lyrics

When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through

Ghosts come out at nighttime
I hear the rumble of thunder
Flashes of light do follow her
Where'er she goes so pretty
But I will never ever touch her
‘Cause if I did she might die
I just smile and look on
As she leads me to the wondrous sights

When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through

What did I do to deserve this
Give my life to a tiger
Give my last food and water to a strange wayfarer
I'm so blessed in this life
I wanna show my gratitude
She is so beautiful when she flies
I wanna see her fly high away

Who is she?
I wanna know
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)
Who is she? (my heart is stolen)
I wanna know (my heart is stolen)

When I am all on my own
One foot is in the grave
A sweet Mary comes
To help me to find my way
So I give her my thanks
I don't know what I would do
Without my sweet Mary love
To help me to make it through

Personnel

• Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
• Patrick Wilson – percussion
• Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Alexander - piano
• Ihui Wu - trumpet

Known recordings

about this table

Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer(?)	Sweet Mary	SM.ld.2ndpass.mp3	2017(?)
Weezer	Sweet Mary		2017	Ruby Red Productions, Santa Monica, CA	3:43	Pacific Daydream

See also

• List of Weezer songs