I can't believe only one person has posted on this song. To me it seems quite simple: William is describing the feeling of returning home and contacting a past lover. The line "I wish it could be like it was when we were young" makes me lean towards this since a parent would not be young at the same time he was. It also shows they have been at this for some time since they have been together since they were young.
"I'm not what you wanted, but I'm what you've got" - sounds like the lover he is talking about is stuck with him and wishes she was with someone else. I know William often writes about his divorce, so this song could be about that.
Overall the song describes a relationship that has fallen apart. It appears that the writer and the woman he talks about used to be much closer, but now it is brushed off as "I just might see you when I come around." She does not want to be with him, but he is all she has. She welcomes him for the moment, but he knows that will change. You can feel the sadness he feels that this is what it has come to.
I can't believe only one person has posted on this song. To me it seems quite simple: William is describing the feeling of returning home and contacting a past lover. The line "I wish it could be like it was when we were young" makes me lean towards this since a parent would not be young at the same time he was. It also shows they have been at this for some time since they have been together since they were young. "I'm not what you wanted, but I'm what you've got" - sounds like the lover he is talking about is stuck with him and wishes she was with someone else. I know William often writes about his divorce, so this song could be about that. Overall the song describes a relationship that has fallen apart. It appears that the writer and the woman he talks about used to be much closer, but now it is brushed off as "I just might see you when I come around." She does not want to be with him, but he is all she has. She welcomes him for the moment, but he knows that will change. You can feel the sadness he feels that this is what it has come to.