Intro :
Mar y wa s an onl y ch ild
N obody held her nob ody s miled
She was b orn in a trailer wretched and p oor
And she s hone like a g em in a f ive-and-d ime s tore
Mar y ha d no fri ends at all
J ust famous faces pinned to t he w all
A ll of them watched her none of them s aw
That she s hone like a g em in a f ive-and-d ime s tore
And if you watch the stars at night
And you f ind them shining equall y br ight
You m ight have seen Jesus and not have known what you s aw
Who would n otice a g em in a f ive-and-d ime s tore?