An Imagined Affair Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dopefish 

Cover art for An Imagined Affair lyrics by Elbow

to me, it's a man imagining having an affair with a girl who is spoken for. the first two lines saying how immediately he felt bad for doing it, but then got over it. the second verse is her ushering him out so they don't get caught together. it's a sad ending, where in reality he is just sitting, drinkng and imagining this all, and he probably won't ever get this girl.