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Originally posted by Erika:
Perhaps you would like to share what the argumentative viewpoints were.
RMD
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well, it's kind of hard to explain. I thought that the realtionship had yet to end - it was in it's last stages where new feelings were being exposed and the song was about how the other person would take it - i don't love you anymore is a hard thing to say.
my boyfriend thinks it's about an old relationship - everything is out in the open and it's over between them. [/QB][/QUOTE]
Boy, that's a tough call. In SONGBOOK, Lighfoot uses the past tense to explain it, which sides with your boyfriend. What isn't clear is if the song was written during the demise of the relationship, or afterwards. My first impression of the song agrees with yours. I think this is what makes it a classic : it seats a lot of bodies.
RMD