Funny point - "you were well fed". Altogether the song is melancholic. Some people are stars (like Joan), some are ordinary but can cope with life, and some just go down to be homeless and junky, and it's hard to tell when it had to be and when it could be helped. So yes, we are sorry for
our unkindness,
our desertion and our blindness...
But we remain distant in this song, which makes it sweet; otherwise it would be unbearable.
Funny point - "you were well fed". Altogether the song is melancholic. Some people are stars (like Joan), some are ordinary but can cope with life, and some just go down to be homeless and junky, and it's hard to tell when it had to be and when it could be helped. So yes, we are sorry for our unkindness, our desertion and our blindness... But we remain distant in this song, which makes it sweet; otherwise it would be unbearable.