Adrian
came home again last summer
Things
just haven't been the same around here
And
people talk, and people stare
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
An
unfortunate accident in a canoe
Doctor
said, 'I'm sorry, not much I can do'
And
the air was so still
And
his eyes, they did not blink
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
Little
Mary Epperson like him
And
she vowed always to watch after him
Still
he did not move
And
the doctor said, 'It's no use'
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
And
she by his side
And
watched the years fly by
He
looked so fragile, he looked so small
And
she wondered why he was still alive at all
Everyone
in town had that I'm-so-sorry look
They
talked in a whispered hush
Said,
'I'd turn the machines off'
But
still she sat by his side
She
said, 'Life he won't be denied'
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
Yellow
flowers decorate his bedroom
Sign
above his door says Welcome Home
But
he just sits and stares
He's
awake but still not there
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
And
she by his side
And
watched the years fly by
He
looked so fragile, he looked so small
And
she wondered why he was still alive at all
Little
Mary Epperson grew up lovely
And
she still comes to visit him on Sundays
He's
like an unused toy
He's
got big hands, but the eyes of a little boy
Oh
Adrian, come out and play
Adrian
came home again last summer
Things
just haven't been the same around here