"Time has passed you by" doesn't have to mean the person was old, necessarily, it just means they died. If you're dead, well, time has certainly passed you by, old or young.
Before I read all the comments, I was thinking that I really don't think this is about a lover. I was getting a strong vibe that it was being directed at a close friend. Now I see that it is about a father who lost his child and that fits perfectly, but it still resonates most with me on the level of having lost a friend. Maybe that's just because I have lost friends, some to death and some...just lost, but who feel almost as gone. Sometimes, strangely, they feel more gone. For me, it fits that situation perfectly. I love songs that make me bawl like crazy. Is that normal?
"Time has passed you by" doesn't have to mean the person was old, necessarily, it just means they died. If you're dead, well, time has certainly passed you by, old or young.
Before I read all the comments, I was thinking that I really don't think this is about a lover. I was getting a strong vibe that it was being directed at a close friend. Now I see that it is about a father who lost his child and that fits perfectly, but it still resonates most with me on the level of having lost a friend. Maybe that's just because I have lost friends, some to death and some...just lost, but who feel almost as gone. Sometimes, strangely, they feel more gone. For me, it fits that situation perfectly. I love songs that make me bawl like crazy. Is that normal?