To me, this song is about a guy who meets a girl at work, they begin a relationship, and she eventually leaves him, crushed, for no apparent reason to him. But, my interpretation of the lyrics leaves to believe he was too infatuated with her, she wanted him to be something that he wasn't, perhaps back off a little, which made him try harder, smother her, and she ends up leaving him. "I brought you drinks, I brought you flowers, I read you books and talked for hours...EVERY day, so many drinks, such pretty flowers, so tell me, what have i done to deserve this..." I read trying too hard, smothering...and then saying, "what did I do?? only good things for you.."
The lyric that Dusty sings, "..you went away, it should make me feel better.." is telling in that he knows that he wasn't in a good place, it wasn't the right relationship, and maybe ending it was the best thing for him, but he can't see that yet...
To me, this song is about a guy who meets a girl at work, they begin a relationship, and she eventually leaves him, crushed, for no apparent reason to him. But, my interpretation of the lyrics leaves to believe he was too infatuated with her, she wanted him to be something that he wasn't, perhaps back off a little, which made him try harder, smother her, and she ends up leaving him. "I brought you drinks, I brought you flowers, I read you books and talked for hours...EVERY day, so many drinks, such pretty flowers, so tell me, what have i done to deserve this..." I read trying too hard, smothering...and then saying, "what did I do?? only good things for you.."
The lyric that Dusty sings, "..you went away, it should make me feel better.." is telling in that he knows that he wasn't in a good place, it wasn't the right relationship, and maybe ending it was the best thing for him, but he can't see that yet...