dads got steve miller band jamming out in his garage every early morning id be kicked up across the yard with the sugar so sweet in a juice box her favorite wild cherry you know me just waiting on mary she werent like the other kids hanging in the neighborhood she wanted to see the world and so she said we should sneak off down hampton drive with all the candy we could carry you know me chasing after mary chorus my first taste of life before i learned to live it my first taste of love before i learned to give it ill still be dreaming about that girl when im dead and buried you know me just waiting on mary i had a swing in my backyard but mary wouldnt swing with me shed run up the hill with her dogs wanting me to play family i was a man and it was my job bringing home blackberries you know me taking care of mary we couldnt grow up fast enough and mary got herself a car friday nights in the backseat taking things a little too far test driving her kisses on me a little thrilling a little scary you know me cruising with mary my first taste of life before i learned to live it my first taste of love before i learned to give it ill still be dreaming about that girl when im dead and buried you know me waiting on mary blew that town to turn into the somebody she said id be but im still looking for that girl in every face i see somethings missing simple and true sweet as wild cherry you know me just waiting on mary my first taste of life before i learned to live it my first taste of love before i learned to give it ill still be dreaming about that girl when im dead and buried you know me oh you know me just waiting on mary yeah waiting on mary waiting on mary waiting on mary waiting on mary