"HE puts his hand down into his pocket
Pulls out a rose and hands it to his girl
SHE says, hey man (what you doin')(what you sayin')
No, I thought i told you
I don't want you here no more"
...kind of makes it obvious that it's meant to be about a women who has been abused by a man, and Pete is singing her story.
The fact that the songs starts with
"HE puts his hand down into his pocket Pulls out a rose and hands it to his girl SHE says, hey man (what you doin')(what you sayin') No, I thought i told you I don't want you here no more"
...kind of makes it obvious that it's meant to be about a women who has been abused by a man, and Pete is singing her story.