Mary was married with children
Had the perfect suburban life
Till her husband came clean with the help of Jim Beam

And confessed all his sins in one night
Said he'd fallen in love with a barmaid
Said she made him free reckless and young

When he was through, what else could she do
She just let that pony run


'Cause you do what you gotta do
And you know what you know
You hang on till you can't hang on

Then you learn to let go
And you get what you need sometimes
When it's all said and done

You do what you gotta do
Then you let that pony run


Mary moved to West Virginia
After the shock wore off
She got a divorce and a chestnut horse

And a barn with an old hayloft
Sometimes she rides by the river
Says it makes her feel reckless and young

She just closes her eyes and she holds on tight
And she lets that pony run


'Cause you do what you gotta do
And you know what you know
You hang on till you can't hang on

Then you learn to let go
And you get what you need sometimes
When it's all said and done

You do what you gotta do
Then you let that pony run
Let that pony run