Flowers
Abby Anderson Lyrics

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Last night was the last time
I swear I'll ever see you again
Goodbye means goodbye
Go on get that through your head
I don't wanna see your broke headlight
Comin' down my driveway
If you even cross that county line
You're gonna wish you never met me

There ain't enough flowers down in Tennessee
There ain't enough sorries beggin' on your knees
Tulips won't stop my two lips from sayin' goodbye
You can buy me daisies but they just gonna die

Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world baby
Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world to make me come back to you

Save em and save your
Breath save your money save me some time
Nothin' not a dozen
Bouquets gonna make me change my mind
You slammed the door you made me cry
So now you can try
But there ain't enough flowers down in Tennessee
There ain't enough sorries beggin' on your knees
Tulips won't stop my two lips from sayin' goodbye
You can buy me daisies but they just gonna die

Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world baby
Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world to make me come back to you

Roses are red violets are blue
And I can do way better than you
Roses are red violets are blue
Didn't you hear the news
There ain't enough flowers down in Tennessee
There ain't enough sorries beggin' on your knees
Tulips won't stop my two lips from sayin' goodbye
You can buy me daisies but they just gonna die

Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world baby

Roses are red violets are blue
Ain't enough flowers in the world to make me come back to you

Overall Meaning

The song "Flowers" by Abby Anderson is about a girl who is fed up with her ex-boyfriend's incessant attempts to win her back. She uses the metaphor of flowers to express her feelings towards the situation. She starts off by saying that it was the last time she will see him and that goodbye means goodbye. She doesn't want to see him coming to her place again, and if he crosses the county line, he will regret meeting her. She emphasizes that flowers wouldn't change her mind, no matter how many he gives her.

The chorus further emphasizes her decision to move on and not look back. No amount of flowers or apologies will persuade her to come back to him. She has made her decision, and she won't change her mind, no matter how romantic the gesture might be. She also adds in the bridge that she can do way better than him, and there is no need for him to waste his breath or money on flowers, trying to win her back.

Overall, "Flowers" is a song that depicts a girl's fierce determination to move on with her life, without any distractions, no matter how romantic they might be. She uses flowers as a metaphor to express her feelings towards the situation, and the song is a perfect blend of powerful lyrics and catchy music.

Line by Line Meaning

Last night was the last time
It's been the previous night that we parted our ways

I swear I'll ever see you again
I won't ever see you again as I nailed our relationship permanently shut

Goodbye means goodbye
I mean those words and I won't be showing up again

Go on get that through your head
It's time for you to accept and comprehend the fact

I don't wanna see your broke headlight
Your broken or damaged headlight is not something I would like to see near me anymore

Comin' down my driveway
It's not acceptable for you to be approaching my house anymore

If you even cross that county line
In case you dare to cross the county line

You're gonna wish you never met me
You will regret the day you made my acquaintance

There ain't enough flowers down in Tennessee
No amount of flowers in the Tennessee area will help you gain my forgiveness

There ain't enough sorries beggin' on your knees
No amount of pleading sorry on your knees will be enough

Tulips won't stop my two lips from sayin' goodbye
Even tulips won't change the fact that I am saying goodbye

You can buy me daisies but they just gonna die
Daisies may be bought for me but they all will inevitably perish

Roses are red violets are blue
As it is mentioned in the poem, roses and violets have their colours already assigned to them naturally.

Ain't enough flowers in the world baby
Not enough flowers will be effective in our current situation, no matter how much they might be valued.

Save em and save your
It would be better if you don't spend on flowers

Breath save your money save me some time
It is better to avoid spending your money and time on me

Nothin' not a dozen
Nothing in the form of a dozen

Bouquets gonna make me change my mind
Even a bunch of flowers will not persuade me to undo my decision

You slammed the door you made me cry
It was you who closed the door and caused me sadness

So now you can try
Go on, try your best. Your efforts won't change anything though.

And I can do way better than you
I am convinced that I will easily find a better person to be with.

Didn't you hear the news
Haven't you heard that I don't want anything to do with you anymore?

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Abby Anderson, Jordan Terry Minton, Joshua Peter Kerr

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