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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Way Lyrics 15 years ago
In another version of it it says 'without you winter grows' which makes me think of a different scenario....but I am not sure what...

Would like to know what other people think of this song

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Way Lyrics 15 years ago
I think it is about a man who is infertile but in love with a woman. He loves her but he doesn't feel he can marry her, perhaps because she feels that without children she won't be happy.:
'I can't marry you: without children to grow'

He is telling her to go off and find a man to impregnate her:
'love her unloved parts'.... so that she can come back and then he will marry her:
'I will be your man'

It would have been a very untraditional thing to do in the past so perhaps it might seem scary: 'places you may be afraid'

But they are doing it together and making a commitment to carry out this plan together:
'Into the river we will wade'

Once it is all done she will be able to come back and love him like he loves her: very unselfishly and pure.

I love the chorus, such a romantic song :)

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