For me, this is a song about a man who was in a relationship, and loved, and tried, but it didn't work out because he needed to travel and she didn't want to.
"I keep coming back here where everything slipped, but I will not spill my guts out"
He knows it's done, and there's no point trying anymore - it is what it is.
"I'll be a friend and a fuck up and everything, but I'll never be what you wanted me to be".
A partner, and a lover, somebody reliable. He wanted to be, but it could never work out. She needed him to be more but he could never be.
At the end of it all, it's ok with him - he's been alone (not literally, but maybe emotionally) for a long time, and he's ok that it's just happened again.
She's upset, but in all honesty she'll get over it.
She's trying to make sense of him needing to pack it all in and leave her (whether it's for work or tour, or because he simply needs to leave).
He wants her to come but she's not interested and blames him for leaving as if it's something he can control.
She's angry, but he wants her to just recognize that it has to be done. It'll be summer in Dallas before she realises - which he hopes will help move her on from the pain.
For me, this is a song about a man who was in a relationship, and loved, and tried, but it didn't work out because he needed to travel and she didn't want to.
"I keep coming back here where everything slipped, but I will not spill my guts out" He knows it's done, and there's no point trying anymore - it is what it is.
"I'll be a friend and a fuck up and everything, but I'll never be what you wanted me to be". A partner, and a lover, somebody reliable. He wanted to be, but it could never work out. She needed him to be more but he could never be.
At the end of it all, it's ok with him - he's been alone (not literally, but maybe emotionally) for a long time, and he's ok that it's just happened again.
She's upset, but in all honesty she'll get over it.
She's trying to make sense of him needing to pack it all in and leave her (whether it's for work or tour, or because he simply needs to leave). He wants her to come but she's not interested and blames him for leaving as if it's something he can control. She's angry, but he wants her to just recognize that it has to be done. It'll be summer in Dallas before she realises - which he hopes will help move her on from the pain.