mary came home with smoke in her hair and her stockings on crooked but she didn t care feet trippin heavy as she climbed up the stair don t you get between her and that easy chair the day s too harsh the night is too long the band on the stage never played her song drinks were just wet she got caught in a net and she never had an answer to the letter she sent donna came home with a bag from the store with her wallet a little lighter than it was before she spent all she had and a few pennies more she ll be looking good walking through an open door the day s too harsh the night is too long the band on the stage never played her song drinks were just wet she got caught in a net and she never had an answer to the letter she sent chasin after the night everything better by morning light julie came home with sand in her shoes and the sun on her skin felt like good news she s not sure just yet she s starting to groove don t you come around talkin bout yesterday s blues the day s too harsh the night is too long the band on the stage finally played along drinks were all wet she got caught in a net and she never had an answer to the letter she sent sometimes you never get an answer to the letter you sent and she never had an answer to the letter she sent1