Lyric discussion by karottop 

Cover art for Only Lonely lyrics by Hootie & the Blowfish

in my opinion i see the song meaning as almost love at first sight. you may not know the person verywell or you may not even know their name but you know there could be soming there. so you inmagine how it could go and how you would date. you would imagine what she looks like and how you would screw up and how you would appoligise. then you wonder in some way if she is thinking about you in the same way and if she were to pass you would she see something. and you want this so bad because you are lonley and you think this could be the cure to your sorrow. either way its an amazing song and thats how i interprated it.