To me it's about how becoming too ambitious can overshadow what's really important in life, hence "She did the work of too many/ But in the end, she fell down/ before she got up again."
"It's a long road behind me,
and I miss you now."
Neil is saying he's had enough life experiences to know that there is more to life than thinking one must accomplish every goal, and he wants this person to come back to reality and enjoy the little things in life rather than attempt to do it all
To me it's about how becoming too ambitious can overshadow what's really important in life, hence "She did the work of too many/ But in the end, she fell down/ before she got up again."
"It's a long road behind me, and I miss you now."
Neil is saying he's had enough life experiences to know that there is more to life than thinking one must accomplish every goal, and he wants this person to come back to reality and enjoy the little things in life rather than attempt to do it all