Lyrics

Pink birthday cake on a chipped blue plate
32 candles light the gray
Brown gingham curtains were bright red on that day
Marie left and never came home

Her mom's aching feet find no relief
From a double shift on this birthday
Cigarette butts fill the special ashtray
Marie made for her in school

Waiting for Marie
Can't move on, can't check out, can't let go of waiting

Not home from the mall by nightfall
They said she must have run away
But her bike was in the driveway
Her stuffed bear waits on her bed

Candle's long gone, it will soon be dawn
The sound of Billie Holiday
I'll be seeing you repeats on replay
The beer has gone flat and warm

Waiting for Marie
Can't move on, can't check out, can't let go of waiting

Free fall, 20 years with no news, face on a milk carton so confused
What does she look like now

Waiting for Marie
Can't move on, can't check out, can't let go of waiting