I love this song and I feel like it's tragically sad in a great way.
I think that it's a man talking about a girl he was in love with. She married another man, but it was short lived and now she's back home and struggling to get by; money's tight, she's staying where she can, her car won't start. He had planned to ask her out immediately after her past relationship ended, but she's having a hard time and there are still barriers between them.
In the stanza talking about "that one night" obvious references a night when they really made a connection, maybe talking at a party or sharing a kiss, or something more. And he knows that it did mean something to her, as proved by the next two lines, but he's frustrated because he wants her but he still can't have her.
I love this song and I feel like it's tragically sad in a great way.
I think that it's a man talking about a girl he was in love with. She married another man, but it was short lived and now she's back home and struggling to get by; money's tight, she's staying where she can, her car won't start. He had planned to ask her out immediately after her past relationship ended, but she's having a hard time and there are still barriers between them.
In the stanza talking about "that one night" obvious references a night when they really made a connection, maybe talking at a party or sharing a kiss, or something more. And he knows that it did mean something to her, as proved by the next two lines, but he's frustrated because he wants her but he still can't have her.
I think they will get together in the end.