Anne Marie

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
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 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