To me the song sounds as if the person singing the song has just been left by an old partner or something. They mention that there are "different ways of collecting all the strays" probably in reference to losing whoever had been gone for 2 weeks. So instead they follow them home and end up making arrangements to sleep with them. This is in reference to the "bed still being warm" and wondering "where has all the conversation gone".
So although they have old fascinations but crave new sensations I think it's a bit of nostalgia as well as wanting something more but they need something to get through "now" and are willing to settle for this purely sexual relationship. Hence, they "don't have the patience".
To me the song sounds as if the person singing the song has just been left by an old partner or something. They mention that there are "different ways of collecting all the strays" probably in reference to losing whoever had been gone for 2 weeks. So instead they follow them home and end up making arrangements to sleep with them. This is in reference to the "bed still being warm" and wondering "where has all the conversation gone".
So although they have old fascinations but crave new sensations I think it's a bit of nostalgia as well as wanting something more but they need something to get through "now" and are willing to settle for this purely sexual relationship. Hence, they "don't have the patience".
That's my take anyways...