I think that this song is about a summer romance (even though it could apply to any situation), and the boy is going to Cleveland either for school, job, etc. Regardless of why he's going, he's leaving this girl behind. He obviously has feelings for her and doesn't want to leave, which is why he can't see her as "anything but mine." While they are listening to the local band, everything feels right, and he tells her he loves her. Then he laughs, but I imagine it to be an awkward/forced laugh that he uses to cover up his true feelings for her. The video is beautiful, and seeing Kenny play this last night in Chicago was amazing. The video shows that the boy writes this song as a goodbye for the girl, which she receives the next morning after he has left. Just a beautiful song that so many can relate to.
I think that this song is about a summer romance (even though it could apply to any situation), and the boy is going to Cleveland either for school, job, etc. Regardless of why he's going, he's leaving this girl behind. He obviously has feelings for her and doesn't want to leave, which is why he can't see her as "anything but mine." While they are listening to the local band, everything feels right, and he tells her he loves her. Then he laughs, but I imagine it to be an awkward/forced laugh that he uses to cover up his true feelings for her. The video is beautiful, and seeing Kenny play this last night in Chicago was amazing. The video shows that the boy writes this song as a goodbye for the girl, which she receives the next morning after he has left. Just a beautiful song that so many can relate to.