Although this is a song about bereavement (I think Jimmy wrote it about a friend of his who died of aids), for me it is about when I broke up with my girlfriend of a year. It's just such a tear jerker. I've been listening to it constantly since we broke up. It's an amazing song which transcends all boundaries of sexuality, creed, kin, nationality and touches the human spirit. The line "another man has lost a friend, I bet he feels the way I do" is so simple, but it strikes the chord of common humanity that we all share, the universal emotion of sadness and grief.
Although this is a song about bereavement (I think Jimmy wrote it about a friend of his who died of aids), for me it is about when I broke up with my girlfriend of a year. It's just such a tear jerker. I've been listening to it constantly since we broke up. It's an amazing song which transcends all boundaries of sexuality, creed, kin, nationality and touches the human spirit. The line "another man has lost a friend, I bet he feels the way I do" is so simple, but it strikes the chord of common humanity that we all share, the universal emotion of sadness and grief.