It's about a relationship of a musician. She knew that this meant he would be around and on tour and not at home ("she knew the game"). He's about to go on tour ("you go your way") so the relationship is over. On Tour he wants her with him and neither booze nor drugs of sympathies help him get over her. So he calls her ("long distance lips") and cannot wait to see her again.
It's about a relationship of a musician. She knew that this meant he would be around and on tour and not at home ("she knew the game"). He's about to go on tour ("you go your way") so the relationship is over. On Tour he wants her with him and neither booze nor drugs of sympathies help him get over her. So he calls her ("long distance lips") and cannot wait to see her again.