In the first scene, the narrator states the action takes place in the summer of 1962.

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator states that he will always be there for his significant other.

The narrator states that he is doing alright by himself.

The narrator states that he should be sleeping instead of dreaming about his significant other.

The narrator states that the couple has a love "bigger than the Beatles".

The narrator states that he intends to kill himself with a revolver.

The narrator also states that "fear was spread all over her."

The narrator states that these are words with "short wings for their heavy body of meaning."

The narrator states that all he will leave his significant other like "smoke rings in the dark."

The narrator states to his significant other that while he may be a "bad boy", he is a "real good man".