How Can I Tell Her

The speaker is torn between two relationships. He praises the woman he is with: she understands him, shares his feelings, and supports him through good and bad times. Yet his thoughts and feelings belong to another woman. As the song develops, his attraction to this other person becomes clear, while his fear of hurting his partner keeps him from speaking honestly.

Several phrases show this contrast. “She knows just what to do” suggests close emotional understanding, while “she doesn’t know about you” points to a secret she has not been told. Saying he can “make up excuses” not to hold her at night implies that he is avoiding closeness rather than simply being busy. His repeated question, “How can I tell her about you?”, is not really about introducing the two women; it is a plea for help explaining that his feelings have changed.

The speaker sounds sincere in his affection for the other woman, but he also seems to want her to solve a problem he must face himself. His question about when it is easy to tell someone “we’re through” acknowledges that ending a relationship can be painful. The lyrics do not tell us what the current partner knows or what happens next, so his hesitation may reflect guilt, fear, or both.