Lyric discussion by steve82c 

Cover art for 32 Footsteps lyrics by They Might Be Giants

use your imagination to figure out each line. I am too lazy to type it all out. The meaning is his wife gives him a month to commit to her, and he takes 32 days to decide, so she leaves him. Each day he takes a step closer, and was too late once he realized he loved her.

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