I think you're reading way too much into the song or trying to make it more than what it is. It's a heartache song not a love song. Anyway, I saw Chris in concert last week and he rocked the house.
So did Andy Griggs last night for any country fans out there.
"Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, cause I get better loking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, but I'm doing the best that I can." Mac Davis