Mary was my mother's mother and my sister too
There's rain in the river, there's a river running through
To the sea around these islands crying tears of sorrow and pain
There's rain in the river, there's a river in my veins
Mary, young as we may be you know
The blood in you and me is as old as blood can be
Is as old as blood can be
As old as blood can be
Living lines of memory drew the markings on my hands
Ancient lines of living love are waking in this land
Saying, "I am in the forest, in the city and the field
I am in the bounty, come on, know me as I yield
I am in the Falcon, in the Otter and the Stoat
I am in the Turtle Dove with nowhere left to go"
I'm in the moment of blind madness when he's pushing her away
I am in the lover and in the ear who hears her say
"Can we begin again? Oh baby, it's me again
I know you are so different to me but I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
Love you just the same"
(Love you just the same)
(Love you just the same)
Mary Ethel Ruddock 1912 to '72
(I love you just the same)
Though we never met in flesh, yeah, I remember you
(I love you just the same)
Were warm and you were gentle, you were modest you were kind
(I love you just the same)
A mother, wife and gran, you were a woman of your time
(I love you just the same)
Mary, young as we may be you know
The blood in you and me is as old as blood can be (I love you just the same)
Is as old as blood can be (I love you just the same)
As old as blood can be
(I love you just the same) And she says
"I am in the living, I am in the dying too
(I love you just the same)
I am in the stillness, can you see me as I move?
(I love you just the same)
I am in the Hawthorn, in the Apple and the Beech
(I love you just the same)
I am in the mayhem and the medicine of speech"
(I love you just the same)
In the moment of blind madness when he's pushing her away
(I love you just the same)
I am in the lover and in the ear who hears her say
"Can we begin again? Oh baby, it's me again
I know you are so different to me but I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
