The Lumineers - Stubborn Love Lyrics Meaning

Divorce sucks but you gotta love em when they leave ya. It's the gracious thing to do. People can only do what they can do. It's a function of spiritual ability - or not. A man of grace is no match for the modern American woman and her lack of commitment and love. So what's he do? He accepts the horrid fate of "the family". He writes a song of understanding, hope and love. The lyrics are to the wife who left. The chorus is directed to the wife and daughter (but the video, of course, directs it to the daughter - who like all of us, continues on with her life - even under the circumstance completely out of her control. Life is still good, very good. She (the daughter) is loved greatly by both the mom and dad and that's what she must focus on: love... not loss.