I think this song is about a guy who has been giving a girl all he has to offer, and shes given him nothing in return. The girl finally realizes who much he means to her, but by that point he has been strung along for such a long time that he has grown tired of her game, which is why he tells her that he needs some time.
The first verse describes the tone of the relationship, where she only wants to be "more than a friend" "now and again" but he wants to be with her, and asks her to throw him a line. He also says that he'll wait a while, but it's not in him to wait forever.
The second verse is the time when she decides she needs him in her life, but he has heard all her lines before, and as soon as she starts to talk he begins looking for a way to avoid getting involved with her again because he has already given her enough.
The third verse is basically him saying that he's been through all this with her before, and while he knows it isn't fair, he also remembers all the times he missed her and she wasn't there for him.
The choruses of the song are a slow progression in his decision of whether to take her back. At first everyone had just assumed he would, and they call him crazy for not taking her back. Then people start telling him about all the time she spends crying, but he thinks about all the time that he spent trying. In the end, he still hasn't decided whether he is going to let her back into his life, instead deciding that he wants to live his life and take the time to figure out if she really does love him.
I think this song is about a guy who has been giving a girl all he has to offer, and shes given him nothing in return. The girl finally realizes who much he means to her, but by that point he has been strung along for such a long time that he has grown tired of her game, which is why he tells her that he needs some time.
The first verse describes the tone of the relationship, where she only wants to be "more than a friend" "now and again" but he wants to be with her, and asks her to throw him a line. He also says that he'll wait a while, but it's not in him to wait forever.
The second verse is the time when she decides she needs him in her life, but he has heard all her lines before, and as soon as she starts to talk he begins looking for a way to avoid getting involved with her again because he has already given her enough.
The third verse is basically him saying that he's been through all this with her before, and while he knows it isn't fair, he also remembers all the times he missed her and she wasn't there for him.
The choruses of the song are a slow progression in his decision of whether to take her back. At first everyone had just assumed he would, and they call him crazy for not taking her back. Then people start telling him about all the time she spends crying, but he thinks about all the time that he spent trying. In the end, he still hasn't decided whether he is going to let her back into his life, instead deciding that he wants to live his life and take the time to figure out if she really does love him.