Lyric discussion by stonetemplechick 

Cover art for Broadway lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls, The

wow... i can't believe these are the only comments. this is such a wonderful song! i always thought it was about a person watching a loved one (i suppose it could be a father... yeah, more than likely it is) waste their life while that person gets sick of sitting back and quietly watching. i could be wrong, but that's my interpretation. someone else comment on what they think