Newman has said that what he wanted us to take away was that the narrator is not such a good guy. He's betraying this girl all over again, telling a friend things that are not his to tell. But most people hear it "straight," as a very loving song.
Newman has said that what he wanted us to take away was that the narrator is not such a good guy. He's betraying this girl all over again, telling a friend things that are not his to tell. But most people hear it "straight," as a very loving song.