Discover the story of the song > Let Her Down Easy – Terence Trent D’Arby

The song is about a man who is older than his romantic partner, who is only seventeen years old. He knows that she is naive and worships him, but he also knows that he will eventually have to leave her. He wants to end the relationship in a gentle way that won't hurt her too much, and he hopes that she will learn and mature from the experience. The song also briefly mentions another woman who grew up and had a daughter, but still remembers the man as her first boyfriend.