Dignified and Old Lyrics

Lyric discussion by CoryGreenwell 

Cover art for Dignified and Old lyrics by Modern Lovers, The

well...i'll just be the first to comment that I absolutely love this song.

I presume it's merely about his isolating himself & thinking about how things used to be and how he's doing it because he thinks it makes him a better person, but this is like the sad realization that it hasn't and he's left with no one.