On second thought, I meant person, not voice about the "you" in the lyrics. The more I listen to various live versions of this song the more the "white lies" part seems to sneak in, especially volume-wise, which means an emphasis on it, at least to the performer/songwriter. Several interviews say that his songs are not autobiographical, but an intuitive person would beg to differ. If he had watched an old black and white film about vaudeville and written a love story about the players in the film it wouldn't make sense... I think this song is personal no matter what anyone else thinks.
On second thought, I meant person, not voice about the "you" in the lyrics. The more I listen to various live versions of this song the more the "white lies" part seems to sneak in, especially volume-wise, which means an emphasis on it, at least to the performer/songwriter. Several interviews say that his songs are not autobiographical, but an intuitive person would beg to differ. If he had watched an old black and white film about vaudeville and written a love story about the players in the film it wouldn't make sense... I think this song is personal no matter what anyone else thinks.