My mum used to love this song. She applied it to her own situation, and obviously believed it to be a very optimistic sort of song.
To me it never has been, and I guess maybe it says something that the man my mum saw as her "Terry" turned out to be an abusive wanker.
Anyway, I don't see this as a "Hooray, I have moved on and my new man is perfect!" sort of song. I think the singer is probably simply fantasising about meeting her "Terry" and being able to say all those things to her current man who she is unhappy with.
If it isn't a straight-up fantasy, then I think the woman is lying to her no-good ex through her teeth. All the facts about Terry just sound too dreamt-up for him to be REAL.
Of course, there's always the chance that the guy named Terry is real, and that he isn't as perfect as the singer says he is, but she's hoping against hope that he really is.
To me, there's always been something very desperate-sounding about this song.
My mum used to love this song. She applied it to her own situation, and obviously believed it to be a very optimistic sort of song.
To me it never has been, and I guess maybe it says something that the man my mum saw as her "Terry" turned out to be an abusive wanker.
Anyway, I don't see this as a "Hooray, I have moved on and my new man is perfect!" sort of song. I think the singer is probably simply fantasising about meeting her "Terry" and being able to say all those things to her current man who she is unhappy with.
If it isn't a straight-up fantasy, then I think the woman is lying to her no-good ex through her teeth. All the facts about Terry just sound too dreamt-up for him to be REAL.
Of course, there's always the chance that the guy named Terry is real, and that he isn't as perfect as the singer says he is, but she's hoping against hope that he really is.
To me, there's always been something very desperate-sounding about this song.