Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

@gjames NO, no, no!!! They are definitely NOT the same girl. The first verses are definitely about a new girl. She fell totally in love with him and that is why she is dumping him. She finally realizes that he will never love her. He was "the one" for her but she will never be "the one" for him. That was the girl from so many years ago and when she left, she tore his heart to shreds to the point where he can never fully open his heart again to another woman. He can want another woman; he can need another woman but he will never love another woman. But the second woman loved him too much to see the truth. Finally she does and it's over. Another key aspect is the bridge: You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach; you'll never drill for oil on a city street, etc., What he is saying is you are looking in the wrong place with me to find that perfect love because I can't give it to you. You are living in a fantasy world. There ain't no coupe de ville at the bottom of a cracker jack box. There's a cheap, cheezy piece of junk. Again, she's hoping for somethingi that will never come to pass; She is looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks. She is looking for true love in a place she will never find it. He's totally honest and says he can't lie and be something that he's not. He just can't love her the way she wants him too. So she turns cold after a while when she begins to see the truth of their relationship. He poured it on and poured it out--He tried to make it work and he cares for her but it is not enough for her. He doesn't want to go because for him, two out of three ain't bad. But for her, she needs the three out of three. The guy is pretty much a jerk. He can't seem to understand why she can't accept two out of three and tells her not to be sad about that? Her feelings turn cold toward him and he turns cold toward her as well. The relationship is completely falling apart. There's nothing more to say. It's over. They can talk and talk and talk and she can cry all night but it's over. But it is a song. It does seem to convey that he told her from the start that he would never love her. I can't imagine a person actually doing that? But maybe subconsciously, it happens all the time in relationships. People don't want to be alone but their hearts have been deeply hurt, so they go into relationships broken and with their hearts closed. The relationship is always going to be doomed.