Palmer stated in interviews in 1986 that the song was originally intended to be about drugs, it may have been in People Magazine when they interviewed him, based on his experiences while living in the Bahamas. He changed to "Love" because a song about drug addiction was too dark and because he felt that the overwhelming feeling of new love has some of the same attributes as drug addiction.
Palmer stated in interviews in 1986 that the song was originally intended to be about drugs, it may have been in People Magazine when they interviewed him, based on his experiences while living in the Bahamas. He changed to "Love" because a song about drug addiction was too dark and because he felt that the overwhelming feeling of new love has some of the same attributes as drug addiction.