Deep inside lyrics

[Verse 1]

The problem is for many years

I've lived my life publicly

So it's hard for me to find a man I trust

I really trust

And every time I find someone I like, gotta worry about

If it's really me that they see

And I thought you were the one, ohhhh...

[Chorus]

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(I wish that they could see)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(I wish that they could see)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

[Verse 2]

I don't have a lot of friends

And sometimes I have to wonder

Is it cash they see when they look at me?

'Cause they're lookin' for a ride that's free

So I made the choice to be

Good to those who are good to me

Don't judge me or think I'm bitter

For the evil does allow me to see I'm just Mary

[Refrain]

I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary

I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary

(I'm just Mary, can't you see that I, I...)

I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary

(I said, I said I'm just Mary)

I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary

[Chorus]

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(Deep inside I wish that...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

(I wish that they can see that I'm Mary, yeah)

Deep inside I wish that they could see

(Deep inside I wish that...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(Every day of my life I wish...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that they could see

(And I wish, I wish, I wish...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

[Bridge]

The car i drive, the clothes i wear

The diamonds, the furs, and the house

Don't make the woman

Material things don't mean nothing to me

So, I need someone to stand by me and supply my needs

And I'm just plain ol' Mary

Why can't you love the person inside, and stop lookin' outside

[Chorus]

Deep inside I wish that they could see

(I said that I'm just Mary)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that they could see

(Said I wish, and I wish, and I wish, and I wish...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary (MJB, yeah)

Deep inside I wish that you could see

If I could give you something else

But I can't give you nothing but me all day and all night (Mary)

I'm just Mary, Mary, Mary

[Chorus]

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(It can't be the clothes or the car I drive, 'cause I...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that you could see

(See the problem is, for many years, I've lived my life publicly...)

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

Deep inside I wish that you could see

That I'm just plain ol' Mary...Mary

• Artist:Mary J. Blige
• Album:Mary (1999)