I was in love with an amazing woman... we met as freshmen in college (she dated friends of mine) and I was immediately blown-away by her in every way (smart, funny, exciting, beautiful, accomplished, polished, sexy: the total package). Toward the end of college we dated a little; we continued our relationship from a distance after college for a few years... we grew closer and closer... in late 1983 we spent an amazing long weekend together: she was everything I could ever want or need and I was pretty sure she loved me as much as I loved her (I was totally and completely in love with her). After that weekend I began to think that my profession (I was in the military) would prevent me from allowing her to be truly happy and fulfilled in her profession because of my constant moves to different cities/countries. She was also fearful for my safety in my military profession (I was doing dangerous things most every day). Couple what I perceived about her with the fact that I lacked a lot of confidence in myself in the personal relationship arena and I eventually came to the conclusion that our love for each other would not be enough to fulfill her if she gave-up her professional life for me and my career (I was very obligated to the military for a number of years at that point)... ultimately, I thought that my life and career would cause her to be constantly worried and eventually unhappy. I loved her too much to see her unhappy or to be the cause of her unhappiness. I decided to walk away from our relationship; I've regretted it ever since. Every single day since then I've thought of her and of what we could have been together. In retrospect, I realize that we could have/would have been great. I'm married now and have a family; she never married. Although I love my wife (I have always been faithful) and my family and family life, I have never forgotten my first love and I have always been in love with her. For me this song is intensely personal because I have never stopped loving my first love and often wish I could have just one more day with her; because I am totally faithful to my wife I can never have just one more day with my first love... for me this song is exactly about my longing for something that can never be.
I was in love with an amazing woman... we met as freshmen in college (she dated friends of mine) and I was immediately blown-away by her in every way (smart, funny, exciting, beautiful, accomplished, polished, sexy: the total package). Toward the end of college we dated a little; we continued our relationship from a distance after college for a few years... we grew closer and closer... in late 1983 we spent an amazing long weekend together: she was everything I could ever want or need and I was pretty sure she loved me as much as I loved her (I was totally and completely in love with her). After that weekend I began to think that my profession (I was in the military) would prevent me from allowing her to be truly happy and fulfilled in her profession because of my constant moves to different cities/countries. She was also fearful for my safety in my military profession (I was doing dangerous things most every day). Couple what I perceived about her with the fact that I lacked a lot of confidence in myself in the personal relationship arena and I eventually came to the conclusion that our love for each other would not be enough to fulfill her if she gave-up her professional life for me and my career (I was very obligated to the military for a number of years at that point)... ultimately, I thought that my life and career would cause her to be constantly worried and eventually unhappy. I loved her too much to see her unhappy or to be the cause of her unhappiness. I decided to walk away from our relationship; I've regretted it ever since. Every single day since then I've thought of her and of what we could have been together. In retrospect, I realize that we could have/would have been great. I'm married now and have a family; she never married. Although I love my wife (I have always been faithful) and my family and family life, I have never forgotten my first love and I have always been in love with her. For me this song is intensely personal because I have never stopped loving my first love and often wish I could have just one more day with her; because I am totally faithful to my wife I can never have just one more day with my first love... for me this song is exactly about my longing for something that can never be.