Lyrics

SWEET MARIANNE

Sweet Marianne, the sunlight plays on your name
And just what that means, I’m not really sure
It’s elusive like you and your flame
But I prefer to think about you when the sun’s out
Cuz I want to remember you there
But the shadows keep stealing the light from my eyes
They pretend to be so unaware

I could always forgive you, you did what you had to
I tell myself over and over again
You can stop looking over your shoulder now
Cuz I won’t play a game that I know I can’t win

So goodbye to you Sweet Marianne
I can’t really say it’s been fun
Yet I still loved you more than I can recall
Having ever loved anyone
Yeah, goodbye to you Sweet Marianne
I wish there was some other way
But you’ve put such a distance between us by now
That you’ve left me with nothing to say
But goodbye Marianne

People sometimes fall in love
And more often sometimes they just don’t
And your head has no clue what your heart’s gonna do
Most times you’re the last one to know
So I never begrudged you for any of that
Cuz on the inside, on the inside I knew
And in classic self-betrayal I chose to believe
All those morsels of hope that you threw

It’s the greatest unfairness, the heart can be shameless
It knows where to feed and it don’t know when to quit
You see, I don’t resent you for not loving me
What I resent is you making it look like you did

So goodbye to you Sweet Marianne
I can’t really say it’s been fun
Yet I still love you more than I can recall
Having ever loved anyone
Yeah, goodbye to you Sweet Marianne
I wish there was some other way
But you’ve put such a distance between us by now
That you’ve left me with nothing to say
But Goodbye Marianne