[Verse 1]
Mary Lou   from Garden City Kansas,
her mother said: one day she'd be a star.
And everyone   in Garden City, Kansas,
they all agreed that she'd go very far.
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dancing lessons every morning, singing lessons in the afternoon,
and Broadway was just around the corner.
 
[Chorus]
Now, Mary Lou has finally made it to Broadway,
but she's never gonna see her name in lines.
And there ain't no-one can save her
from the faith that Broadway gave her:
taking money for her favours every [INTERLUDE] night.
 
 
[Verse 2]
Mary Lou   left Garden City Kansas,
all set to take her chances on her own.
She'd been the queena   and all the local dancers
had look it all the talentshows she won.
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But every road she took lead down a dead-end street
and she had to find some other way to make ends meet.
 
[Chorus]
Now, Mary Lou has finally made it to Broadway,
but she's never gonna see her name in lines.
And there ain't no-one can save her
from the faith that Broadway gave her:
taking money for her favours every night.
 
[Bridge]
She was twenty-one and such a lovely lady,
the morning that she stepped down from the train.
Now she's pushing thirtyfive and got a baby
and she spends her evenings walking in the rain.
 
[Verse 3]
And she can't go back   to Garden City, Kansas
'cause she's not the little girl she used to be.
And her mother is gone   from Garden City Kansas,
she said the weather and her health did not agree.
 
[Pre-Chorus 3]
So every lonely evening, she'll kiss her little girl goodnight
and walk on to her stage under the cornerlight.
 
[End-Chorus]
Now, Mary Lou has finally made it to Broadway
but she's never gonna see her name in lines.
And there ain't no-one can save her
from the faith that Broadway gave her,
taking money for her favours every [OUTRO] night.