Mary was married
With children
Had the perfect
Suburban life
'Til her husband
Came clean
With the help of
Jim Beam
Confessed all his sins
One night
Said he'd fallen in love
With a barmaid
Said she made him feel
Reckless and young
And when he was
Through what else
Could she do
She just let
That pony run
'Cause you do
What you gotta do
And you know
What you know
You hang on 'til
You can't hang on
Then you learn
To let go
And you get what
You need sometimes
But when it's
All said and done
You do what
You gotta do
Then you let
That pony run
Oh oh oh yeah
Now Mary moved to
West Virginia
After the shock
Wore off
She got a divorce
And a chestnut horse
And a barn with
An old Hayloft
Sometimes she rides
Down by the river
Said it makes her feel
Reckless and young
She just closes
Her eyes and
She holds on tight
And she lets
That pony run
'Cause you do
What you gotta do
And you know
What you know
You hang on 'til
You can't hang on
Then you learn
To let go
And you get what
You need sometimes
But when it's all
Said and done
You do what
You gotta do
Then you let
That pony run
Let that pony run
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh yeah