Lyric discussion by punkynoisething 

Cover art for Slide lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls, The

John Rzeznik has said this song is his "Catholic school teenage sex-anthem" (or something along those lines).

Catholic girl finds a guy, fall in love, he gets her pregnant, she is thinking about aborting the baby... the Catholic church abolishes her, her parents are pissed... but the guy loves her and gives her a choice: "do you want to get married" (please the parents, do it the traditional way and stay out of trouble) "or run away" (who gives a flying fizuck what they think? let's get the hell out of here and live our life together, we don't need them! that'd be my choice).

Yep.

Very heartfelt song. ;... Thinking that a young man wants to be with his young girlfriend who is now pregnant.. Parents are upset and dislike him.. Parent's encouraged an abortion for their daughter.?....,maybe?
Young man & girl want to run away to where they can have a happy life as a family.
Bottom line.....seems as though parents were A-Holes and did not understand how precious life is.