Usually the lyrics for songs about girls leaving can be boiled down to "Please come back! I can't live with out you! I'll change, I promise!" or of course, "Well I didn't need you anyway!"
I like that the narrator here mostly seems hurt that she didn't stay to have one last cup of tea. I also appreciate that the relationship feels more like a close friendship than something romantic or sexual. That's something rare among 60s pop songs. (Or pop songs from any era).
Usually the lyrics for songs about girls leaving can be boiled down to "Please come back! I can't live with out you! I'll change, I promise!" or of course, "Well I didn't need you anyway!"
I like that the narrator here mostly seems hurt that she didn't stay to have one last cup of tea. I also appreciate that the relationship feels more like a close friendship than something romantic or sexual. That's something rare among 60s pop songs. (Or pop songs from any era).