In The New Year Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dm.tym 

Cover art for In The New Year lyrics by Walkmen, The

I personally think it's about a man who's in a love with a woman who's a gypsy/vagabond. He waits by because he loves her and he knows she loves him too but she's the type of person who doesn't stay in one place. Home is only truly home when she's there.