To me, Patron Saint is about a girl who goes out and gets herself into trouble... With guys, and with alcohol, etc... And always comes home a mess. And there's a guy, a nice guy... Who loves her, and he'd never treat her the way the others have, but she sees him only as a friend. And he keeps waiting, and watching, and taking care of her when he can, until finally, watching her break herself ends up breaking him, too.
To me, Patron Saint is about a girl who goes out and gets herself into trouble... With guys, and with alcohol, etc... And always comes home a mess. And there's a guy, a nice guy... Who loves her, and he'd never treat her the way the others have, but she sees him only as a friend. And he keeps waiting, and watching, and taking care of her when he can, until finally, watching her break herself ends up breaking him, too.