Anniversary
Toni! Tony! Tone! Lyrics


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So many times
Said it was forever
Said our love would always be true
Something in my heart always knew
I'd be lying here beside you
On my own
On my own
On my own

So many promises never should be spoken
Now I know what loving you cost
Now we're up to talking divorce
And we weren't even married
On my own
Once again now
One more time
By myself

No one said it was easy
But it once was so easy
Well I believed in love
Now here I stand
I wonder why

I'm on my own
Why did it end this way
On my own
This wasn't how it was supposed to be
On my own
I wish that we could do it all again

So many times
I know I should have told you
Losing you it cut like a knife
You walked out and there went my life
I don't want to live without you
On my own
On my own
On my own

This wasn't how it was supposed to end
I wish that we could do it all again
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone
On my own, I've got to find where I belong again
I've got to learn how to be strong again
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone
By myself by myself
I've got to find out what was mine again
My heart is saying that it's my time again
And I have faith that I will shine again
I have faith in me
On my own




On my own
On my own

Overall Meaning

The song Anniversary by Toni! Tony! Tone! is a heart-wrenching ballad about the end of a relationship that was supposed to last forever. The lyrics capture the feeling of betrayal and heartbreak when promises are broken and love is lost. The repetition of "on my own" emphasizes the devastating loneliness that comes with the end of a relationship.


The first verse sets the scene of a couple who thought their love would last forever, but something in the singer's heart always knew that it was not meant to be. In the second verse, the reality sets in that promises made were not kept and the cost of loving this person was losing them. The line "And we weren't even married" suggests that the relationship was not yet official, but it still hurt just the same.


The chorus expresses the singer's confusion and hurt at how the relationship ended and the desire to do it all again. The third and final verse reveals that the singer wishes they had been more honest about their feelings before it was too late and that losing this person felt like losing their entire life.


Overall, Anniversary is a poignant portrayal of the pain that comes with the end of a relationship that was supposed to last forever.


Line by Line Meaning

So many times
We said we would stay together forever, but it didn't work out that way and I'm left alone.


Said it was forever
We made promises of everlasting love, but those promises couldn't be kept.


Said our love would always be true
We said we loved each other and our love was real, but it wasn't enough to make it last.


Something in my heart always knew
Despite our promises, I had a feeling that our love wouldn't last.


I'd be lying here beside you
I thought we would be together forever, but now I'm laying here all alone.


On my own
I am alone and left to deal with the aftermath of our failed relationship.


So many promises never should be spoken
We made vows we couldn't keep and now our love has turned to divorce.


Now I know what loving you cost
Loving you came at a price and now that our love failed, it cost me everything.


Now we're up to talking divorce
Our love is over and we need to start talking about ending our marriage.


And we weren't even married
Our love was so unstable that we couldn't even make it to marriage before it fell apart.


Once again now
I find myself alone and having to start over again.


One more time
I need to try to find love again and hope it doesn't fail like it did with you.


By myself
I am alone and have to learn to live without you.


No one said it was easy
Love is never easy and I realize that now more than ever.


But it once was so easy
Our love used to be simple and uncomplicated, but it quickly became complicated.


Well I believed in love
I had faith in our love and thought it would be enough to overcome any obstacle.


Now here I stand
Now I'm standing here alone and questioning everything I believed about our love.


I wonder why
I'm left wondering why our love couldn't make it and if it was all my fault.


Why did it end this way
Our love didn't end the way I wanted it to and it hurts me deeply.


This wasn't how it was supposed to be
Our love was supposed to last forever, but it didn't turn out that way.


I wish that we could do it all again
I wish we could start over and try again with the knowledge we have now.


I know I should have told you
I regret not telling you how much you meant to me and how much I loved you.


Losing you it cut like a knife
Losing you was painful and it felt like a sharp knife cutting through me.


You walked out and there went my life
You leaving me was like taking away everything that made my life worth living.


I don't want to live without you
I'm struggling to live without you and it's hard to imagine my life without you in it.


This wasn't how it was supposed to end
Our love wasn't supposed to end in heartbreak and loneliness.


I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone
I never thought that our love would fail and I'd be left to spend every night all alone.


I've got to find where I belong again
Now that I'm alone, I need to figure out my place in the world and find my way again.


I've got to learn how to be strong again
With our love over, I need to rediscover my inner strength and learn how to be happy on my own.


I've got to find out what was mine again
I need to rediscover the things that made me happy before our love and find myself again.


My heart is saying that it's my time again
My heart is telling me that it's time to move on from our love and start my life again.


And I have faith that I will shine again
I have faith that I will be happy again and shine like I did before our love.


I have faith in me
I believe in myself and know that I will get through this and find happiness again.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BURT BACHARACH, CAROLE BAYER SAGER

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Intro]
Tomorrow will come and girl I can't wait it's our anniversary
Anniversary
The first thing I'll do is run straight to you it's our anniversary
Anniversary

[Chorus 1]
It's our anniversary
It's our anniversary
Anniversary
It's our anniversary
It's our anniversary
Made for you and me

[Verse 1]
And I've only made plans to hold your little hand it's our
Anniversary, anniversary
The pleasure's all mine 'cause we have seen good times
It's our anniversary
Anniversary
Victoria will be no secret at the end of the day
It's our anniversary
Anniversary
A small cup of tea to you and me
It's our anniversary


[Pre-Chorus]
All I really want to say
My darling
Today is a special day
We call our own
So take me in your arms
And hold me
And tell me you love me, and I'll be there
For you

[Chorus 2]
Do you know what today is?
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary
It's our, it's our special day
Anniversary
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary
Made for you and me

[Verse 2]
Today is a special day, not just any day
Because you can have everything you want your way
Tell your supervisor you're leaving early today
And I'm going to pay for the rest of your day, girl

[Chorus 2]
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary, anniversary
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary, anniversary
Today I have lots of fun in store you, girl
Do you know what today is?
I know, girl, I know
It's our anniversary
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary, made for you and me
I know girl, I know
Do you know what today is?
And I love you in a special way
It's our anniversary, anniversary
I remember the first night, I remember the first day
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary, anniversary
Do you know what today is?
It's our anniversary, made for you and me



All comments from YouTube:

SB

My husband and I loved this song. He passed but tomorrow is our anniversay. I play this every year. Beautiful song.

Talisa Ross

The Rhoades Family

My condolences 🙏🏾.

Heather Kelly

>​@The Rhoades Family😢BM up Wa😂'😢🎉

Brandie Carter

🙏🏽🙏🏽

Just Being Me

My husband and I celebrate 24 years today. We've overcome so many things. Including him beating cancer twice! To God be the glory for the great things He has done! 🙌🥂🎉🎊

Nikisha Jackson

Amen. Praise God!!

Paulette

Amen

Keonna A.

Amen! Glory to God! 🙌🏾

Byron Price

Yes we are celebrating 43 years . I must pay much respect to my wife. She has been everything I prayed for in a wife. She is God's Blessing.

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