Lyric discussion by Cliff3225 

Cover art for Faron Young lyrics by Prefab Sprout

Very clever lyric - McAloon's penchant for using the names of famous people cleverly disguises the meaning of this song as a tale of feeling a guilt trip for breaking from a destructive relationship. Look up the lyric of Faron Young's ' It's Four In The Morning " and see the parallels. You give me things of no substance, going nowhere....but I feel bad for leaving....

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