You Won't See Me
Anne Murray Lyrics
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I have had enough, so act your age
We have lost the time that was so hard to find
And I will lose my mind if you won't see me
You won't see me
I don't know why you should want to hide
But I can't get through, my hands are tied
But I can turn away if you won't see me
You won't see me
You won't see me
Time after time you refuse to even listen
I wouldn't mind if I knew what I was missin'
Though the days (though those days) are few (days are few)
They're filled with tears (they're just filled with tears)
And since I (and since I) lost you (I lost you)
It feels like years (it just feels like you)
Yes, it seems so long since you've been gone
And I just can't go on (and I can't, can't go on)
If you won't see me
You won't see me
You won't see me
Time after time you refuse to even listen
I wouldn't mind (I wouldn't mind)
If I knew what I was missin' (if I knew, I was missin')
Though the days (though the days) are few (are few)
They're filled with tears
And since I (and since I) lost you (lost you)
It feels like years
Yes, it seems, seems so long since you've been gone
And I just can't (and I can't) go on (go on)
If you won't see me
You won't see me
You won't see me
Do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Anne Murray's song "You Won't See Me" is a heartbreak ballad about a failed relationship. The lyrics tell the story of a man who won't pick up his phone, and the woman who has had enough. She is tired of being ignored and is worried she will lose her mind if the relationship continues like this. The repetition of "you won't see me" emphasizes her feelings of being ignored and invisible to her partner. She doesn't understand why he won't communicate with her, and her hands are tied because she doesn't have the power to change his behavior.
The second stanza emphasizes her frustration with his unwillingness to listen to her. She is sad and misses him, but he won't even give her the time of day. The days are few, but they are filled with tears. The chorus repeats, emphasizing how unbearable it is to feel ignored by someone you love so much. She can't continue living like this.
In the end, the do-do-do outro is a final plea to be noticed. The repetitive nature of the melody does not feel conclusive, instead suggesting future recurrence of the theme at hand.
Line by Line Meaning
When I call you up, your line's engaged
Every time I call you, your phone is busy
I have had enough, so act your age
I am tired and frustrated with your behavior, please behave maturely
We have lost the time that was so hard to find
We have wasted a lot of time that was hard to come by
And I will lose my mind if you won't see me
If you continue to ignore me, I will go insane
You won't see me
You are ignoring me completely
I don't know why you should want to hide
I cannot understand why you are avoiding me
But I can't get through, my hands are tied
I am unable to get in touch with you, it's beyond my control
I won't want to stay, I don't have much to say
I won't stay around for long, I don't have much to talk about
But I can turn away if you won't see me
If you don't care to meet me, I can walk away
Time after time you refuse to even listen
Repeatedly, you are unwilling to pay any attention to me
I wouldn't mind if I knew what I was missin'
I wouldn't mind if I knew what I am missing out on
Though the days (though those days) are few (days are few)
Although we had very few days together
They're filled with tears (they're just filled with tears)
Those days were emotionally intense and sad
And since I (and since I) lost you (I lost you)
Since I lost you
It feels like years (it just feels like you)
It seems like an eternity since you've been gone
Yes, it seems so long since you've been gone
It really feels like a long time since we were together
And I just can't go on (and I can't, can't go on)
I am not able to continue living like this
If you won't see me
Your unwillingness to meet me is causing me pain
Do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
Do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
Do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Melodic interlude
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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Robert Thompson
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Lyrics found here are completely wrong; completely different song.