I think that's wrong. Knowing how cynical Jim O'Rourke is, I'd say this song is about how bitterly lonely he is. He's sitting there by himself in the lonely seat by himself. He's the only one to sit there. The seat symbolizes his place in life. "It’s always me in the only seat". Then he goes on saying, "That has a canopy ", which shows his veiw of everyone else in his life. This 'canopy', shows us that when there's no one to go home with, he can see everyone and how they react to each other. He talks about "those with company", which I see as people who aren't lonely and have freinds, partners, and family. "I’d like nothing more to do than to watch the desperation on your face "--this is where he shows that he's so lonely that he's starting to get bitter. He sees all these couples and gets so frustrated that he can't have this, that he gets satisfaction out of seeing relationships fail. "If I gave you, one night to live would you know who to choose to take home" shows his desperation when no one chooses him. "And if she falls asleep before the night is through because she has to go to work and you don’t" seems obvious to me that he's implying that he's bitter because people find him boring or dull. Next three lines show that times passing and he's growing impatient. "And you try to move towards her but you can’t move your shoulder"--he's afraid to come near her because, he's afraid of rejection. "Maybe if you kick her but your leg’s getting weaker"--just an example of his dark sarcasm. "You sure picked a winner"--sarcasm again. The rest of it shows his aging and impatience again.
I think that's wrong. Knowing how cynical Jim O'Rourke is, I'd say this song is about how bitterly lonely he is. He's sitting there by himself in the lonely seat by himself. He's the only one to sit there. The seat symbolizes his place in life. "It’s always me in the only seat". Then he goes on saying, "That has a canopy ", which shows his veiw of everyone else in his life. This 'canopy', shows us that when there's no one to go home with, he can see everyone and how they react to each other. He talks about "those with company", which I see as people who aren't lonely and have freinds, partners, and family. "I’d like nothing more to do than to watch the desperation on your face "--this is where he shows that he's so lonely that he's starting to get bitter. He sees all these couples and gets so frustrated that he can't have this, that he gets satisfaction out of seeing relationships fail. "If I gave you, one night to live would you know who to choose to take home" shows his desperation when no one chooses him. "And if she falls asleep before the night is through because she has to go to work and you don’t" seems obvious to me that he's implying that he's bitter because people find him boring or dull. Next three lines show that times passing and he's growing impatient. "And you try to move towards her but you can’t move your shoulder"--he's afraid to come near her because, he's afraid of rejection. "Maybe if you kick her but your leg’s getting weaker"--just an example of his dark sarcasm. "You sure picked a winner"--sarcasm again. The rest of it shows his aging and impatience again.