Sorry to disappoint folks, but the words are not “could have held up budding the rest of my life”, which shows up everywhere on the net. It’s just “could have held her body the rest of my life”, which makes a lot more sense, I think you’ll agree.
Can’t believe I’ve been looking for this song since 1974!!! It stuck in my head because of the “terminal/terminal” wordplay, and because I really thought the character in the song was dying. Then it disappeared, and I was left wondering.
It’s just a song about a man who took a chance on a fling with a woman he met on a bus, but couldn’t bring himself to run away with her. She made him feel alive, but now he feels dead again - hence the “terminal phase.”
I also thought at one time that Barry Manilow did this. Hearing it again, I can see why. You almost expect this to transition into “Mandy”. Funny!
Sorry to disappoint folks, but the words are not “could have held up budding the rest of my life”, which shows up everywhere on the net. It’s just “could have held her body the rest of my life”, which makes a lot more sense, I think you’ll agree.
Can’t believe I’ve been looking for this song since 1974!!! It stuck in my head because of the “terminal/terminal” wordplay, and because I really thought the character in the song was dying. Then it disappeared, and I was left wondering.
It’s just a song about a man who took a chance on a fling with a woman he met on a bus, but couldn’t bring himself to run away with her. She made him feel alive, but now he feels dead again - hence the “terminal phase.”
I also thought at one time that Barry Manilow did this. Hearing it again, I can see why. You almost expect this to transition into “Mandy”. Funny!