The lyrics are painful ‘cause it would be hard for me to be in that kind of loose relationship, but I feel for the man, too, as he can’t commit. He seems to care for the woman, but he knows he’s not cut out for something where she might be more dependent on him.
Never liked this song; my fave GC tune was Wichita Lineman because at least the lineman had a freaking JOB and wasn’t some penniless hobo popping in & out of some spouseless woman’s house. Dipping your tin cup into a trainyard mulligan? You can have it.
As for “Honey”, I never cared for death rock.