Lyric discussion by Eatcarpet 

Cover art for Darlin lyrics by Avril Lavigne

Well obviously this song is about her now ex-husband, Deryck Whibley, as almost everything in the album "Goodbye Lullaby" is.

The break-up was so painful for both of them that he is hiding away from the world. She's telling him to be happy instead. She's saying that it was not his fault that they broke up.

I like the way she sings "Pretty please, I know it's a drag". It shows how she talks to him - in the way that a couple talk to each other when they request something.

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