Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
It wasn't me, wasn't me, wasn't me
That scared her off, it was me
Bag of nerves, energy
I was special but came on too strong
And it's me sitting down
And Thames Drive bus stop shaking 'cause it's all wrong
She's telling me what she wants
I know it's not a lot so I'll try and give it all
All I got, got,
So you stand them up, knock them down
Stand them up and you knock them down
Stand them up, stand them up, knock them down
Stand them up and knock them down
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
Too attached, that was that
I stepped forward, you stepped back (backing off)
We're 17, too serious
Don't need to think about things like that
But I know I've scared them off in the past
But now I've got a second chance to
Treat her meaner, keep her keener
"So things have changed?"
Yes, a lot, but I'll drink to this
'Cause I know somewhere along the line
Things do go wrong, so just give me your best shot
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
And we go on singing this love song
"Well, I'll love you 'til tomorrow"
Well, no, you won't 'cause things have changed
So I'll change, cooling off
Sometimes, yer, change is what I want
Sometimes, yer, change is what I need
But I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do this
For me
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
That scared her off, it was me
Bag of nerves, energy
I was special but came on too strong
And it's me sitting down
And Thames Drive bus stop shaking 'cause it's all wrong
She's telling me what she wants
I know it's not a lot so I'll try and give it all
All I got, got,
So you stand them up, knock them down
Stand them up and you knock them down
Stand them up, stand them up, knock them down
Stand them up and knock them down
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
Too attached, that was that
I stepped forward, you stepped back (backing off)
We're 17, too serious
Don't need to think about things like that
But I know I've scared them off in the past
But now I've got a second chance to
Treat her meaner, keep her keener
"So things have changed?"
Yes, a lot, but I'll drink to this
'Cause I know somewhere along the line
Things do go wrong, so just give me your best shot
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
And we go on singing this love song
"Well, I'll love you 'til tomorrow"
Well, no, you won't 'cause things have changed
So I'll change, cooling off
Sometimes, yer, change is what I want
Sometimes, yer, change is what I need
But I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do this
For me
But I said, "For once, I've found somebody
Worth changing what I thought was right"
And I needed your help 'cause I just couldn't
No, I just couldn't see the light
We'll start again and make it right
We'll start again and make it right with you
Make it right with you
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
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