i'm not sure but here's my guess as to a meaning for this song -
there's this girl he really likes, and thinks could like him too, but she keeps pulling away and making excuses not to be with him, telling him about his 'faults' and using them against him, for instance:
"So I had a drink
'Cause it helped me think
Now you say I've been drinking too much"
Also, perhaps she's afraid of committment? Because of the chorus - it doesn't even sound like they're in a proper relationship and he's saying "We're not married yet!" However, we can also see that although he's saying slow down and stop worrying, that he's really serious about her cos he says "ain't your mister YET" - implying that he could be. But all he wants is a chance to get closer to her (the metaphor or "next to me" i think):
"Wait a minute sister
I know I ain't your mister yet
Just give me a chance and see
But you won't even get next to me"
Perhaps he thinks that the girl's attitudes and actions are a facade and not the real her, cos he says:
"Put away your old disguise"
Which is why he's taking so much effort to try and get her to spend time with him, cos he can see how wonderful she is inside.
i'm not sure but here's my guess as to a meaning for this song -
there's this girl he really likes, and thinks could like him too, but she keeps pulling away and making excuses not to be with him, telling him about his 'faults' and using them against him, for instance:
"So I had a drink 'Cause it helped me think Now you say I've been drinking too much"
Also, perhaps she's afraid of committment? Because of the chorus - it doesn't even sound like they're in a proper relationship and he's saying "We're not married yet!" However, we can also see that although he's saying slow down and stop worrying, that he's really serious about her cos he says "ain't your mister YET" - implying that he could be. But all he wants is a chance to get closer to her (the metaphor or "next to me" i think):
"Wait a minute sister I know I ain't your mister yet Just give me a chance and see But you won't even get next to me"
Perhaps he thinks that the girl's attitudes and actions are a facade and not the real her, cos he says:
"Put away your old disguise"
Which is why he's taking so much effort to try and get her to spend time with him, cos he can see how wonderful she is inside.