One By One Lyrics

Lyric discussion by touchmonkey 

Cover art for One By One lyrics by Wilco

It seems very clear to me that this song is about growing older and noticing the passage of time, being aware of that passage, and our inability to stop time or turn it back. More importantly, the song is spoken by a narrator who is deeply in love, and hopes to spend whatever time he has left, each day, one by one, each moment, with the recipient of his heartfelt desire.