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 liked him

And she vowed always to watch after him

But still he did not move and the doctor said "it's no use"

Oh, Adrian, come out and play

She sat by his side and watched the years fly by

He looked so fragile, he looked so small

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

She sat by his side and watched the years fly by

He looked so fragile, he looked so small

She wondered why he was still alive at all

And little Mary Apperson 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 mind 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