Am I the Man
Annette Lyrics


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I'm just a woman, a lonely woman
Waiting on the weary shore
I'm just a woman who's only human
One you should feel sorry for

It was a morning, long before dawn
Without a warning I found he was gone
How could he do it, why should he do it
He never done it before

Am I blue, am I blue
Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you
How can you ask me am I blue
Why, wouldn't you be too
If each plan with your man
Done fell through

There was a time
When I was his only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one...lonely
Was I gay, until today




Now he's gone, and we're through
Am I blue

Overall Meaning

Annette Hanshaw's "Am I Blue" is a melancholic song about a woman who's been abandoned by her lover. In the song, the singer portrays herself as a woman who's feeling hopeless and bearing a lot of emotional burdens. The first paragraph of the song below explains that she feels lonely and left behind on the shore. She calls herself "only human," which suggests that she's fragile and can only take so much pain before she falls apart. She then goes on to ask for sympathy since she has lost the love of her life, and she's helpless and powerless.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm just a woman, a lonely woman
I am an individual, a female who feels isolated and disheartened.


Waiting on the weary shore
I am sitting and anticipating on an exhausted shoreline.


I'm just a woman who's only human
I am simply a woman who possesses human emotions and experiences.


One you should feel sorry for
You should have compassion for me and my state of mind.


It was a morning, long before dawn
It occurred during the early hours of the morning, before the sun rises.


Without a warning I found he was gone
He vanished without notification, and I discovered it suddenly.


How could he do it, why should he do it
I cannot comprehend why he would carry out such an act.


He never done it before
He has never done this before.


Am I blue, am I blue
Am I unhappy, am I sorrowful.


Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you
Can't you discern my emotions from the tears in my eyes?


How can you ask me am I blue
How can you question whether I am melancholy?


Why, wouldn't you be too
Wouldn't you share the same emotions if you were in my position?


If each plan with your man
If every strategy with your significant other


Done fell through
Failed to come to fruition.


There was a time
Previously, there existed a period.


When I was his only one
When I was his sole partner.


But now I'm the sad and lonely one...lonely
Currently, I am the unhappy and solitary one.


Was I gay, until today
Was I jovial, until the present day?


Now he's gone, and we're through
Currently, he has departed from my life, and our relationship has concluded.


Am I blue
Am I unhappy.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GRANT CLARKE, HARRY AKST

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Comments from YouTube:

@jessej7111

Damn! I'm won over! This song is enchanting!

@Issaaay260

❤Annette

@Musikkoffer

I‘m sure I heard this tune from her before but I didn‘t recognised how great it is! Thank you for sharing, a new tune in my Hanshaw Playlist (no other singer or orchestra has an own playlist on my phone expect her)

@markfisher2121

What a lovely tribute to Annette Hanshaw 🌹 especially I always love her unique "that's all" 💐 cheers !
Mark

@thendrjazz

Very early Yip Harburg lyric coming before Brother Can You Spare a Dime

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