"It's really a simple song. It's a song about flirting with someone. It's not a song really about illness although some people seem to think it is. It's really more about flirting with someone and feeling that things could be heading in a certain direction, you might say."
Suzanne Discusses Each Song on Tried and True september, 1998
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"It's really a simple song. It's a song about flirting with someone. It's not a song really about illness although some people seem to think it is. It's really more about flirting with someone and feeling that things could be heading in a certain direction, you might say." Suzanne Discusses Each Song on Tried and True september, 1998