Expert: Lee Bastian - 12/19/2005

Question
Hi there,

I've probably looked too hard at these lyrics to see what is probably obvious to me...

I was hoping that you could let me know the meaning or story that is being said.


Thanks


Andrew

Answer
   Hello Andrew and thanks for the question.This song is written from a man's perspective and was originally written by Kate for a movie.
   John Hughes contacted Kate about writing a song for a specific scene in his movie "She's Having a Baby".He sent her a clip of the scene in which a young father to be waits nervously while his partner is in the delivery room giving birth to their child.
   So the song is sort of a narrative of this man's thoughts; how he could have been there more for his partner and worried about her,thinking the worst,how things sometimes go wrong during delivery,etc.
   For a more detailed explanation I suggest logging onto "Cloudbusting:Kate Bush in Her Own Words".Here you can see what Kate herself has said about this and other songs.Just click on Kate talks about her music.
   I apologize for taking so long to answer.I was on vacation for three weeks and forgot to notify all experts.
   Thanks again for the question and have a great day!