I don't think Ray is blaming the victim here, it to me is more a tired lament of what he knows will happen and how from the outside it seems so crazy to go back yet as observers no matter how much we want to understand we cant see it from there perspective and it makes it harder to try and help them leave. As someone whose had people close to them in abusive relationships i really find this relatable to what you go through when someone you care about is in that situation. The passion and emotion its sung with makes me guess its about his sister Rene who he also wrote "Come Dancing" for according to that songs wikipedia page her husband was alledgedly abusive and just being someones sister who'd past on they'd think on you a lot and then on top of that she was the one who gave Ray his first guitar when his parent didn't . Just my ten cents here .
I don't think Ray is blaming the victim here, it to me is more a tired lament of what he knows will happen and how from the outside it seems so crazy to go back yet as observers no matter how much we want to understand we cant see it from there perspective and it makes it harder to try and help them leave. As someone whose had people close to them in abusive relationships i really find this relatable to what you go through when someone you care about is in that situation. The passion and emotion its sung with makes me guess its about his sister Rene who he also wrote "Come Dancing" for according to that songs wikipedia page her husband was alledgedly abusive and just being someones sister who'd past on they'd think on you a lot and then on top of that she was the one who gave Ray his first guitar when his parent didn't . Just my ten cents here .