The song sounds to me like a man who doesn't love the woman in the way she wants; i.e., he's "just not that into her".
He's telling her she SHOULDN'T just SETTLE for someone who isn't in lover with her. That's why she is the one crying, not him.
The name "Rags" is a way of saying she's from humble beginnings (a sailor's only daughter, a child of the water) but who aspires to be more than that (too proud to be a queen). She doesn't want to be put on a pedestal in that way, but the man speaking to her can't give her real love, only the feeling of love.
The song sounds to me like a man who doesn't love the woman in the way she wants; i.e., he's "just not that into her".
He's telling her she SHOULDN'T just SETTLE for someone who isn't in lover with her. That's why she is the one crying, not him.
The name "Rags" is a way of saying she's from humble beginnings (a sailor's only daughter, a child of the water) but who aspires to be more than that (too proud to be a queen). She doesn't want to be put on a pedestal in that way, but the man speaking to her can't give her real love, only the feeling of love.
Great song, love Peter Criss's vocals on this.