In Liverpool Lyrics

Lyric discussion by chineezeyes 

Cover art for In Liverpool lyrics by Suzanne Vega

It's about a guy who has somehow lost a loved one. She meant to much to him to the extent that he can't seem to go on with life without her. He's even raedy to kill hiimself to avoid having to endure the pain of her loss all by himself. The hunchback is used as a simile to describe the situation this young man has found himself in: lonely, and incapable of loving someone else. He is yearning for her, and wishes things could go back to the way they were...