"Don't You Want Me"-The Human League

-What is the subject matter?
-What is the difference in the two sides of the story?
-With whom do you side and why?

The subject is a girl who started off as a waitress and whose life was turned around. She is no longer with her ex boyfriend, though she says that she still loves him.
He thinks that she couldn't be who she is today without him, saying "...don't forget it's me who put you where you are now." By saying this, he feels that he is being neglected and unappreciated, especially considering all the help that he gave her. She, however, thinks that she made her way up on her own, even if their five years together were good. She says, "...even then I knew I'd find a much better place either with or without you." In this, she explained that her ex boyfriend was not completely responsible for her success, and that she should not be forced to stay with him if she wants to make her own way through life.
I side with the man because he helped her, even if not as much as he thought, to be who she is now, and she still left him. Even if she would have turned her life around, he helped her to get started, and he really loved her. She still, however, left him, saying "it's time I lived my life on my own." I think that he deserved better after giving her so much help, even if she didn't see it.