A lot of people dis Courtney Love but I like her because I think she writes and sings honestly.  So much of the tripe that passes as popular music these days is just things people want to hear, not truth, not reality.  Reality is often painful and most people would rather live in some fantasy than face that reality.

One of those realities that I think is spoken of in this song is people often love you for what they can get from you, not for who you are.  And that love isn’t real and as soon as they no longer get what they want they abandon you.  I’ve had people in my life like this and they’ve caused a lot of heartache, and I know I’ve treated some people like this and caused them a lot of heartache and often those people have been the same.  I’m deeply sorry for the heartache I’ve caused others.

Fortunately, God has also put some real good people in my life, people who loved me in spite of my imperfections, and not for something I have, and I’m very grateful for them. But I still hurt.