The words of this song are expressing the reasons for leaving a wife. He is telling his wife that her love is toxic to him and the way she treated him was demoralizing. He expresses how she made him feel compared to how this other woman makes him feel. He compares the two loves. The dirt reference is to express the grief and the suffering that he knows will go with his choice to leave. He then expresses that if he wants to be happy than this less traveled road is the one that he must take. She in turn now has her arms reaching out to him but, he no longer wants her.
The chorus is his constant expression (or self reassurance) of wanting her to understand why he's leaving. He is telling her that the love of this other woman justifies his decision to leave and all of the fallout suffering that will follow his decision.
Personal note: Too bad the grass is never greener on the other side... At least not for that long. Fix something that is broken, instead of trading it in for a new model... They all have their own set of problems and in the long run you will be happier. Trust me, I know --- http://thedivorceattorneyswife.com/
The words of this song are expressing the reasons for leaving a wife. He is telling his wife that her love is toxic to him and the way she treated him was demoralizing. He expresses how she made him feel compared to how this other woman makes him feel. He compares the two loves. The dirt reference is to express the grief and the suffering that he knows will go with his choice to leave. He then expresses that if he wants to be happy than this less traveled road is the one that he must take. She in turn now has her arms reaching out to him but, he no longer wants her.
The chorus is his constant expression (or self reassurance) of wanting her to understand why he's leaving. He is telling her that the love of this other woman justifies his decision to leave and all of the fallout suffering that will follow his decision.
Personal note: Too bad the grass is never greener on the other side... At least not for that long. Fix something that is broken, instead of trading it in for a new model... They all have their own set of problems and in the long run you will be happier. Trust me, I know --- http://thedivorceattorneyswife.com/