Just my interpretation - I feel he sings about a woman he loved but had to leave, and he feels remorse about this. He had to leave her because his of his inevitable lifestyle in the Stone Roses. He didn't, however, leave her for his own sake, or for the band's sake, but for her's as she would be unhappy being in that kind of relationship.
He feels remorse because "You won't miss your water till your well runs dry"
"When the bombs began to fall" = 'When we were breaking up'. "I didn't do it for the roses" = he tells her he did it for her and not for his love for the band. The line "I did it for you, I didn't do it for the glory" fortifies this interpretation.
Just my interpretation - I feel he sings about a woman he loved but had to leave, and he feels remorse about this. He had to leave her because his of his inevitable lifestyle in the Stone Roses. He didn't, however, leave her for his own sake, or for the band's sake, but for her's as she would be unhappy being in that kind of relationship.
He feels remorse because "You won't miss your water till your well runs dry"
"When the bombs began to fall" = 'When we were breaking up'. "I didn't do it for the roses" = he tells her he did it for her and not for his love for the band. The line "I did it for you, I didn't do it for the glory" fortifies this interpretation.
Just my 2 cents