Monkey with a Drum Lyrics

Lyric discussion by scottish-gardeners 

Cover art for Monkey with a Drum lyrics by Josh Pyke

I think it's talking about how he feels as if he is performing to please other people who threaten him, maybe career or friend/family wise and it hurts him. The second part is pretty self explanatory, it hurts him to be away from his love who sees him as something more than the rest of the world does.