Better Be Home Soon Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kaatrien 

Cover art for Better Be Home Soon lyrics by Crowded House

this song reminds me of a woman whose husband is always away or very private and always messing up.possibly a song about his wife written in the voice of his wife trying to understand her view.i could be wrong.

That's exactly right. Neil wrote this from his wifes point of view. Neil says the line he is most proud of is "It would cause me pain if you were to end it, but i could start again you can deoend on it". He says that line is suppose to say "Pull your finger out, buster! For god's sake don't leave me!"

I read that in this Aussie music history book, co-written by Molly Meldrum, so i'm pretty damn sure it's true