Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You say
That you don't need me anymore.
Well that's just fine.
You headed for the door
And you won't hear my cryin' anymore,
My Anne Marie.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me
And I don't think you're coming back this time.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me,
And I don't think that you can see
That I'm the man for
The rest of your life.
You know,
It sounds so hard to let you go.
Remember the time
On Christmas '99
When we had a snowball fight
And you won, my Anne Marie.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me
And I don't think you're coming back this time.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me,
And I don't think that you can see
That I'm the man for
The rest of your life.
A dresser drawer filled with sweet love letters and a bible you gave me.
I won't show up on your doorstep on sunday morning.
When I pray, God hears Your name,
Even though things aren't the same.
And now I realize
Why my heart is breaking in two,
'Cause you're leaving one piece piece for me,
And taking the rest with you,
Anne Marie.
That you don't need me anymore.
Well that's just fine.
You headed for the door
And you won't hear my cryin' anymore,
My Anne Marie.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me
And I don't think you're coming back this time.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me,
And I don't think that you can see
That I'm the man for
The rest of your life.
You know,
It sounds so hard to let you go.
Remember the time
On Christmas '99
When we had a snowball fight
And you won, my Anne Marie.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me
And I don't think you're coming back this time.
Anne Marie,
You're leavin' me,
And I don't think that you can see
That I'm the man for
The rest of your life.
A dresser drawer filled with sweet love letters and a bible you gave me.
I won't show up on your doorstep on sunday morning.
When I pray, God hears Your name,
Even though things aren't the same.
And now I realize
Why my heart is breaking in two,
'Cause you're leaving one piece piece for me,
And taking the rest with you,
Anne Marie.
Lyrics submitted by sheislegend
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ya uhh here's the intro/outro or as much as i could disiferr
Intro: Devin:Rolling he says, He toby, let's play one of thoose old songs you used to play for me.
Toby: urr umm, ey' devin. Umm, what song were you thinking of, karberkshumer good ol' buddy of mine.
Devin: Umm, It was It was about a girl
Toby: ohh i thin, lets see, a song i wrote about a girl, back in a ohh are you thinking about 87, 88 maybe. umm i'm pretty sure i was in a band called named joe 747, we were pretty popular in asdf south Carolina, Umm well if im not mistakin that song was called anne marie, umm and it was writen about a girl and being in love and actually to tell you the truth, it wasnt even me being in love, it was my good friend Joe green, who back a winkydink, we were sitting around and i belive if i remmember correctly, joe was drinking a peach tea and i had mango , we both actually wanted straberry bannana blast, but umm we wernt able to have it cause they well umm ,umm the old man there, the old waiter their you might call him, server, said they were out of the umm ya know well flavor, so i was drinking mango, joe was drinking peach, but we started the discution that well umm eventually led to the forming umm a ya know, are ya ready? of a song and the girls name is anne marie. umm are you ready to play it old buddy?
Devon: I'm ready lets do it
Outro:
Toby: well devon ya know what that well that brings up alota old memories uhh and aa, im not saying im omotional, im not gonna say that, but i did wana tell ya, your one a my good friends and i love ya desperatly. so uhh i don know if thats the way to end the song or not, well I maybe it is, maybe it is, granted maybe it is. but uhh anyway well a, you listeners out there, hope you really enjoyed it. and uhh umm if your ever in the reasturant in rockhill? south carolina, make sure they give you the strawberry bannana blast. tea that stuf is amazing. well devon likes mango, my friend joe likes peach, my friend, my friend matt actually enjoyes a nice slice of lemon in his tea, but a, well but a, im gonna tell you the truth i really love the strawberry bannana blast. its unbeliveble, but umm ya umm , devon like men but a ya uuhh anyway you guys take care BYE
ha that was fun