My interpretation has always been that the woman dumped him because of something that he did. The key line that convinces me of this is "I've seen the error of my ways". Of course he sees this too late. Sure, all those things are there, but the odds of her coming back sound pretty slim to me.
The problem, in my opinion, is the video for this song, which treats the lyrics as if she died. I suspect that is why so many people think the died instead of left.
My interpretation has always been that the woman dumped him because of something that he did. The key line that convinces me of this is "I've seen the error of my ways". Of course he sees this too late. Sure, all those things are there, but the odds of her coming back sound pretty slim to me.
The problem, in my opinion, is the video for this song, which treats the lyrics as if she died. I suspect that is why so many people think the died instead of left.