this, for a change, is not a breakup song, but maybe it describes the stages that precede a breakup. still it's howie confessing his insecurity, probably to a girlfriend... not 100% sure what he means by "selling out" but i think it could stand for being unfaithful and cheating on a partner. it sounds as if he wants to hang on to a relationship because it's very important for him, but feels that he is the weaker part ("i know that it's just up to you now"), and that his partner might just as well cheat on him like "everybody else does"...
this, for a change, is not a breakup song, but maybe it describes the stages that precede a breakup. still it's howie confessing his insecurity, probably to a girlfriend... not 100% sure what he means by "selling out" but i think it could stand for being unfaithful and cheating on a partner. it sounds as if he wants to hang on to a relationship because it's very important for him, but feels that he is the weaker part ("i know that it's just up to you now"), and that his partner might just as well cheat on him like "everybody else does"...