This lyric is: #271

LET IT GO
c.2002 by David Hanners

Anne Marie hung up the phone
And her shoulders sank
Ray's in trouble with the law again
He was callin' from the drunk tank

She'd bail him out in a day or so
And he'd promise her "never again"
Just like the last time and the time before that
His promises always came broken

(chorus)
There was a time when she used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But she figured she could let it go
Or she could just get madder

Her prince was a rebel and companion of thieves
'Least that's the word around town
But some men are just easy to blame
For every bad thing that goes down

Ray had his demons; hey, most of us do
He'd always been fond of the drink
He'd go on a bender, then sober up
Pour the rest down the sink

(chorus)
There was a time when he used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But he figured he could let it go
Or he could just get madder

She drove to the jail, he climbed in the car
His brown eyes were still red
They ate at a Denny's on the way home
Hardly a word was said

Some women are strong, some men make big plans
Some couples know just what they want
But Ray and Anne Marie's train derailed
Before they both could jump off

(chorus)
There was a time when they used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But they figured they could let it go
Oh, they figured they could let it go
They figured they could let it go

[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-02-2002).]