: To be honest, he must be "cold." He refuses to provide the comfort she seeks because he knows they both truly need "someone different". The Social Commentary: A Generation of "Almosts"

: If she says "I love you," he knows he will instinctively lie and say it back just to stop the pain.

The story doesn't end with a clean resolution. Instead, it transitions into a haunting harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder , symbolizing the wordless, lingering ache of a relationship that was "missing something" all along. It is a story about the pain of being denied comfort from the one person you want it from most.

: People who are "not being in love and not being together".