Annemarie Songtext
von American Aquarium

Late night call from an old friend
Her voice it was shaking at the other end
She said, "I didn′t know who else to call"

I know he doesn't treat her right
But she′ll crawl back into bed tonight
Lie awake just wondering what could have been

Oh, Anne Marie, won't you please, please, please
Tell me what has he done?
Oh, Anne Marie, I'm begging you please
Get out while there′s still time to run

Well, he starts to yell when he starts to drink
And he starts a lot of trouble, never stops to think
About the damage that is being done

Oh, but one night the bourbon flooded his veins
Like a raging black river of lust and pain
That′d be the last time that he'd raise his hands


She was shaking like a rocket on the boulevard
And her tears they were cold, boy, her eyes they were hard
She returned that angel to the bedside drawer

Then she packed her bags and she moved away
You know he′s the only reason that she ever stayed
Now she's out there living on the run

Oh, Anne Marie, won′t you please, please, please
Tell me what have you done?
Oh, Anne Marie, I'm begging you please
Get out while there′s still time to run

Well, my telephone, it don't ring no more
And last I heard she's at the Jersey shore
And if I believed in God I′d pray for you
But a prayer without belief is like a pill without relief
So I′ll just save us both the letting down

Oh, Anne Marie, won't you please, please, please
Tell me what have you done?
Oh, Anne Marie, I′m begging you please
Get out while there's still time to run
Please stay out, please stay out on the run