My rather mundane take on the song is that it's about a couple that's been married for a long time, their kids have gone off to college, and the spark in their romance may have waned a bit, and the husband wants to encourage the wife to go out on a date to rev things up again.
"the mist across the window hides the lines" the lines of his wife's face due to her age. he would have similar lines.
"steppin out..." etc. means what it says.
"We -
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find"
also means what it says. the married couple is getting on in years but it's not too late to go out on a romantic date. they will leave the tv and the radio behind and have a night out on the time, for a change. maybe they'll find that old spark again.
"You -
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me "
here the husband is encouraging his wife to dress young and to feel young.
that's the simplest interpretation I get from the lyrics, anyway. maybe there's a dual-meaning that has to do with the afterlife (hence the "other side" as someone said earlier)
My rather mundane take on the song is that it's about a couple that's been married for a long time, their kids have gone off to college, and the spark in their romance may have waned a bit, and the husband wants to encourage the wife to go out on a date to rev things up again.
"the mist across the window hides the lines" the lines of his wife's face due to her age. he would have similar lines.
"steppin out..." etc. means what it says.
"We - Are young but getting old before our time We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find"
also means what it says. the married couple is getting on in years but it's not too late to go out on a romantic date. they will leave the tv and the radio behind and have a night out on the time, for a change. maybe they'll find that old spark again.
"You - Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me "
here the husband is encouraging his wife to dress young and to feel young.
that's the simplest interpretation I get from the lyrics, anyway. maybe there's a dual-meaning that has to do with the afterlife (hence the "other side" as someone said earlier)