Black Books Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dconlaw1 

Cover art for Black Books lyrics by Nils Lofgren

Love the song and guitar but confused. "In the black books today" seems temporary, like in the dog house but leaving a loved one to grieve while baby looks for new eyes to put tears in is both (1) permanent and (2) a deeper offense that that which would put one in the black book. Also, if the hardest truths don't have a why then maybe there's no blame involved; hence no black booking. In other words everything fits except the title. Huh?