Maria Black lost it all yesterday
She packed her briefcase for her day of work
Left her house with nothing but a memory
She said goodbye to emptiness for good
See, Maria had a time for life
To enjoy the things that seem so stupid
To everyday people like ourselves
But Maria couldn't take the pressure
Got laid off two weeks ago
For not remembering to lock the office
A mother of two, all that she's been through
Couldn't tell just what was wrong or right
Maria Black lost her mind yesterday
Strolled into the office around ten
The papers on the doorstep of a flaming house
Declared that there would be no chance of rain
See, Maria was a single mom
Abusive husband left last April
The judge declared he got the kids and dog
But Maria had a plan for him
The cubicle right next to hers
Housed the deadbeat dad beforehand mentioned
A mother of two, all that she's been through
Couldn't tell just what was wrong or right
How was she to know that life would be so hard? (And how)
How was she to make it last?
Story of Maria Black
The papers called it a tragedy
Maria Black was being tried for murder
Two men found dead in an office room
Five shots in each from a .38 magnum
See, Maria didn't show remorse
After the shots she stabbed them both
In various organs throughout the body
But Maria wasn't finished then
Ex-husband was missing limbs
She destroyed the hands that used to strike her
A mother of two, all that she's been through
Couldn't tell just what was wrong or right
How was she to know that life would be so hard? (And how)
How was she to make it last?
Maria Black lost it all yesterday
But she didn't really have much anyway