Sounds like a young girl's first experience to me, with someone she barely knew before he left. And yet she holds that memory with fondness. Well, that's at least PART of this song, as it's also definitely about her life as well. These lines always really struck me emotionally:
he moved with some uncertainty as if he didn't know
just what he was there for or where he ought to go
once, he reached for something old and hanging from a tree
and his hand came down empty
The man she was with was just as inexperienced as she was, and they both left with nothing but the memory of their affair. Beautiful, beautiful song.
Sounds like a young girl's first experience to me, with someone she barely knew before he left. And yet she holds that memory with fondness. Well, that's at least PART of this song, as it's also definitely about her life as well. These lines always really struck me emotionally:
he moved with some uncertainty as if he didn't know just what he was there for or where he ought to go once, he reached for something old and hanging from a tree and his hand came down empty
The man she was with was just as inexperienced as she was, and they both left with nothing but the memory of their affair. Beautiful, beautiful song.