anonymous July 18th, 2006 02:26PM  
I think this is a song about a guy that's used to moving from place to place. One day he meets a girl, falls in love, but then realises he's gonna have to move again soon because it's his destiny to travel and meet and help new people. "I love you good bye"

anonymous October 5th, 2008 11:57PM  
Much of Ben Folds' music is autobiographical, and just about all of it is literal, so you can take it to mean exactly what the words say. The character from this song just got to LA and arrived at the apartment where his loved one was waiting for him. But when he got there, he realized that she was the only reason he wanted to leave it all behind back home, and maybe back home is where he really needs to be.

This song gets me wistful for my home after I moved 1000 miles away from all my friends and family for a girl. I didn't do what he did, though. I'm still here with her.