Caray

The speaker looks back on a love that ended because the other person chose a wealthy older partner instead of marrying him. At first, he describes the pain he felt after being left. Later, the balance changes: he says he has built a happy home, while the former lover has also been abandoned and is now unhappy. The song moves from heartbreak toward acceptance and a firm refusal to take responsibility for her troubles.

The repeated idea “if we had married” imagines an alternative past, but it does not mean the speaker believes that marriage would certainly have solved everything. His claim that she might have avoided suffering is part of his reproach. “Money is not life or happiness” gives the song its clearest lesson: choosing wealth did not guarantee security or joy. The repeated “I can do nothing for you” sounds like both a boundary and a final statement of emotional distance.

The speaker says he forgot and forgave her, yet the repeated references to her choices and misfortune suggest that some hurt or resentment may remain. His satisfaction at being happy could be simple relief, or it could carry a trace of vindication. The lyrics leave that balance uncertain: he may genuinely have moved on, while still wanting her to recognize what she lost.