Mary was an only child Nobody held her, nobody smiled She was born in a trailer, wretched and poor And she shone like a gem in a five-and-dime store Mary had no friends at all Just famous faces pinned to her wall All of them watched her, none of them saw As she shone like a gem in a five-n-dime store So if you watch the stars at night And you find that they're shining equally bright Well you might have seen Jesus and not have known what you saw Who would notice a gem in a five-n-dime store?