Corbin The Violist

No, actually, I wouldn't.

I wouldn't take the lyrics as they are. I don't think that is necessarily right to do either. Yes, it was written for his wife. Yes, it is very personal. But does that mean if someone else is singing it, they are singing it to or about his wife? No.

That same level of intimacy with those details, can symbolize whoever is covering the song their love for someone. It doesn't have to be to the same person. I could sing it to my b/f for example and everyone would get what I mean with it. I'm not singing it to Waits wife or about her. That's silly.