I interpreted this song as a song about Linda. Driving Rain was the first completely original album after her death (Run Devil Run being mostly covers) and Driving Rain was definitely an album about love. Paul and Linda truly loved her and there's no doubt in my mind that Paul still loves her.
I just saw this is a final message to Linda. At this time he had met Heather and was in falling in love her, and this song could be Paul asking for Linda's permission to be in love again.
I saw the title "From a Lover to a Friend" as a kind of letter from Paul to Linda. And the line, "Take your own advice/Let me love again" being about Linda asking Paul the same thing when they got married. (Paul was actually her second husband.)
I interpreted this song as a song about Linda. Driving Rain was the first completely original album after her death (Run Devil Run being mostly covers) and Driving Rain was definitely an album about love. Paul and Linda truly loved her and there's no doubt in my mind that Paul still loves her.
I just saw this is a final message to Linda. At this time he had met Heather and was in falling in love her, and this song could be Paul asking for Linda's permission to be in love again.
I saw the title "From a Lover to a Friend" as a kind of letter from Paul to Linda. And the line, "Take your own advice/Let me love again" being about Linda asking Paul the same thing when they got married. (Paul was actually her second husband.)