This could be a song where he imagines his mother—leaving his father because she couldn’t find from him the intimacy and affection she needed. She's up early in the morning—watching him sleep, wondering if he’s dreaming. There’s indecision but determination—should I leave a letter? She writes to say she’s never coming home.
His father wakes and finds she’s gone. Sting has mentioned that his father—like so many other people—found it hard to show affection while his mother found she didn’t want to exist without it. She ran off with one of his father’s employees. When this didn’t work out—how we are challenged in our lives at times—she returned.
I think his closing lines indicate that the story wasn't lost on him and he’s going to live his life his own way—hopefully never facing the heartache his parents did.
This could be a song where he imagines his mother—leaving his father because she couldn’t find from him the intimacy and affection she needed. She's up early in the morning—watching him sleep, wondering if he’s dreaming. There’s indecision but determination—should I leave a letter? She writes to say she’s never coming home.
His father wakes and finds she’s gone. Sting has mentioned that his father—like so many other people—found it hard to show affection while his mother found she didn’t want to exist without it. She ran off with one of his father’s employees. When this didn’t work out—how we are challenged in our lives at times—she returned.
I think his closing lines indicate that the story wasn't lost on him and he’s going to live his life his own way—hopefully never facing the heartache his parents did.