Lyric discussion by room101 

Kinda what wannabelle said. I think the family member who passed on in the song was someone she was heavily influenced by and/or had played a major role in her life. The line about learning to drive is learning to live with out this family member as she grew up and became more independant. In this song, she misses the role that person played in her life, remembering fondly the passiveness of when that person influenced or played the role in her life. At the end, she realizes she must learn to live with out.

I totally agree with this. My dad died of cancer when I was 15 and I've always felt that this song was a good representation of how I feel about his death.

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