Maybe I'm oversimplifying things, but I always thought this song was about being lonely and isolated on your birthday. It's a day when you're supposed to be surrounded by people and the centre of attention, but the narrator has no one - he just sits in the park, thinking, and remembering a lost love. He feels small while others feel significant on the annual celebration.
I've come to dread my birthdays for the same reason. As a youngster they were fun, but in adulthood, not so much.
Maybe I'm oversimplifying things, but I always thought this song was about being lonely and isolated on your birthday. It's a day when you're supposed to be surrounded by people and the centre of attention, but the narrator has no one - he just sits in the park, thinking, and remembering a lost love. He feels small while others feel significant on the annual celebration.
I've come to dread my birthdays for the same reason. As a youngster they were fun, but in adulthood, not so much.