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Christine McVie wrote this with her husband Eddy Quintela - they had just married. It's not clear whether the song is about her breakup with John McVie or her relationship with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. (thanks, Johanna - London, England)

McVie: "The idea of the lyric is: If I had the chance, I'd do it differently next time. But since I can't, just carry on lying to me and I'll believe, even though I know you're lying."

After their 1982 album Mirage, the band separated and worked on solo projects. They hadn't recorded together for 4 years when they got together to make this album.

Comments:

Am I the only one who thinks that this song has the perfect beat for a jukebox musical?
- Jade, Washington D.C., DC

great breakup song! I think she wrote it about dennis wilson
- Tony, Chicago, IL

Great song! I can relate to this song. Being in love with someone who is a liar. You know their lying but you love them so you just play alone(eventually playing yourself)
- constance, dallas, TX

the video for 'everywhere' has none of the band mates, its all a hired cast, and the video for family man is pretty much just a reworked version of seven wonders. and to stevie, you are correct, lidnsey left in 88, not 87, without him TITN would have not been made, it started out as a lindsey solo album. Warner Brothers forced him to go back to FM [same situation would happen later in 2003], so Big Love, Family Man, TITN, Caroline, and i think one other song on the album, wera all just lindsey songs for his solo album, therefore there is no way this song is about lindsey leaving fleetwood mac.
- Christine, Worcester, MA

to Chris in Downers Grove: it can't be about him leaving the band. Buckingham didn't play to leave the band until after Tango in the Night was recorded and the first 3 singles (Seven Wonders, Big Love, Little Lies) were released - thats why lindsey was never in the video for Familly Man, Everywhere or Isn't It Midnight. He left just before the Tango in the Night tour at the begining of 1988. SO HA!
- Stevie, Bradford, England

Some claim this song is about fellow bandmate, Lindsey Buckingham, and his decision to leave Fleetwood Mac.
- Chris, Downers Grove, IL

Christine McVie claims that it is not about John McVie.