"I put a pearl in the ground" could mean "I threw away something precious". Another idea that's a little obscure - "ground pearls" are insects found in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. (Annie is from Texas). The larval stage is encased in a hard shell that looks like a pearl. They attach themselves the the roots of certain types of grass and eventually kill the plant. So the reference could be "I planted the thing that destroyed our relationship"
"I put a pearl in the ground" could mean "I threw away something precious". Another idea that's a little obscure - "ground pearls" are insects found in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. (Annie is from Texas). The larval stage is encased in a hard shell that looks like a pearl. They attach themselves the the roots of certain types of grass and eventually kill the plant. So the reference could be "I planted the thing that destroyed our relationship"
Beautiful song about regret