Start Without Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by _stranger 

Cover art for Start Without Me lyrics by Pedro the Lion

To take a stab at it, I think this song is about a negligent husband. He clearly has a gambling problem and travels a lot but excuses it by saying it's "all for you", his wife and family. There seems to be some cynicism like maybe he really is doing what he wants instead of what he should, but passing it off as him being "misunderstood". Just a guess.