I have listened to this song a million times, and it still shocks me how beautifully the story comes across. The song is a father talking to his son about how he met his mother. That's why there is a repetition of "Son i'm only tell you this.." In the song the father talks about how he was searching for love and or wanting it when he found his mom. And he talks about their story of how they grew to love one another.Then maybe years later, after they've had him and everything, he proposes to the mom only to realize she is sick and doesn't have long to live. The song concludes with father saying that is was super depressing and he is still hurt by it, and that love is something that can be great but also very terrible. Because when you lose it, terrible things will happen.
I have listened to this song a million times, and it still shocks me how beautifully the story comes across. The song is a father talking to his son about how he met his mother. That's why there is a repetition of "Son i'm only tell you this.." In the song the father talks about how he was searching for love and or wanting it when he found his mom. And he talks about their story of how they grew to love one another.Then maybe years later, after they've had him and everything, he proposes to the mom only to realize she is sick and doesn't have long to live. The song concludes with father saying that is was super depressing and he is still hurt by it, and that love is something that can be great but also very terrible. Because when you lose it, terrible things will happen.