I’ve heard a couple of theories about what this song meaning is. The two I believe are the best are his wife is dying and he talks about how he has 16 days till her death and is talking about all his mistakes he made and how he wishes he wouldn’t have cheated on her like when he says “one for every time I shoulda stayed” when he says “got a bible and a rosary” he’s at the rosary in the hospital trying to make amends and when he says “I got 16 days it’s like before I hang” he’s saying when she passes he will join her by taking his own life.the other theory is he’s on death row talking about his relationship with his wife and when he says the “I got 16 days like before I hang” he’s saying he has 16 days before they hang him. They’re both very good theories to me and I believe the song can be interpreted either way and still make sense.
I’ve heard a couple of theories about what this song meaning is. The two I believe are the best are his wife is dying and he talks about how he has 16 days till her death and is talking about all his mistakes he made and how he wishes he wouldn’t have cheated on her like when he says “one for every time I shoulda stayed” when he says “got a bible and a rosary” he’s at the rosary in the hospital trying to make amends and when he says “I got 16 days it’s like before I hang” he’s saying when she passes he will join her by taking his own life.the other theory is he’s on death row talking about his relationship with his wife and when he says the “I got 16 days like before I hang” he’s saying he has 16 days before they hang him. They’re both very good theories to me and I believe the song can be interpreted either way and still make sense.