Lyric discussion by fortune8 

Cover art for American Mary lyrics by National, The

@fortune8 the more I listen to this song, the more I hear it differently.

She isn't American, and he doesn't want her to be either.

He isn't saying he doesn't want her, he's saying he doesn't want her to be American because he loves her to bits the way she is, who she is, her culture, all of her exotic self.

He isn't saying that he will leave her, he's saying no matter how she expresses all of her fears and doubts about their relatsionship, he's there to stay.