Sydney, I'll Come Running Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Exayevie 

Cover art for Sydney, I'll Come Running lyrics by Brett Dennen

Who do you all think Sydney is? Ex-girlfriend? Childhood friend?

I don't know exactly why, but I've always thought it felt like this song was about, say, a favorite niece - someone younger than the singer, still in school, innocent, very important to him, but not quite as close as a daughter of course. And I like the story that that tells.

But does anyone know who Sydney is supposed to be to the singer?