I always took the following verse to mean that “She found out about her diagnoses since this verse describes a “singular” event and not a plural one. I take “She went away” to be another reference to her death that is described in a bit more detail in the next verse which I posted already.
“I came home unexpectedly
And caught her cryin’ needlessly in the middle of the day
And it was in the early spring
When flowers bloom and robins sing she went away”
The Tree referred to in the song is a brilliant reference to a reminder of a lifetime that once was and a part that lives on. A visible sign in nature that Honey was once among us.
But a good song will always have different meanings to different people. If people can relate to it with there own life experiences then it will be a more successful song.
Such as Don McClain’s “American pie”.
Such as Don McClain’s “American pie”.
That is one of my favorite songs of all time. It only happens rarely, but whenever I figure out the meaning of one of the obscure lyrics, I always feel a sense of accomplishment. The father, the son, and the holy ghost clearly refer to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper, but so many of the other lyrics remain obscure. Don McLean has always been very mysterious about that song, never giving a clue as to what all of its lyrics refer to.