It is a break-up song, but I see it a little differently.
Half the songs for the album were written in an almost direct reaction to the disillusionment of his first marriage.
This represents a friend (imagined or an amalgamation of friends- if you listen to his first Live album you hear him talking about friends trying to cheer him up)...
The friend is trying to get the subject of the song (somewhat autobiographical) to stop moping about his supposed failure and get back to enjoying life in its highs and lows.
The subject still has some cynicism but see the point. He has to get back on the carnival ride.
It is a break-up song, but I see it a little differently.
Half the songs for the album were written in an almost direct reaction to the disillusionment of his first marriage.
This represents a friend (imagined or an amalgamation of friends- if you listen to his first Live album you hear him talking about friends trying to cheer him up)...
The friend is trying to get the subject of the song (somewhat autobiographical) to stop moping about his supposed failure and get back to enjoying life in its highs and lows.
The subject still has some cynicism but see the point. He has to get back on the carnival ride.