Lyric discussion by kamikazedreamer 

Cover art for Here Comes My Man lyrics by Gaslight Anthem, The

This song somewhat confuses me. I'm not sure, but from the first few listens and attempts at interpretation, the story's being told from the perspective of a woman, whose man doesn't appear to appreciate her and kind of mucks things around a bit and she eventually gets sick of it.

Not totally sure what the chorus represents, "Listen Honey, here comes my man." First impressions are that the woman is saying that to another, different man, or saying it to her current man, when she finds love with the aforementioned. Dunno. But if it's the former, it kind of blows my original interpretation out of the water. But whatever, another solid record from the finest band in the Universe, although I must say, not as good as the rest they've produced.

Song Meaning

I still haven't figured this one out. I think he may be referencing either the song "Here comes my man" by Lou Reed, or "Here comes your man" by the Pixies. Or, since they're big Tom Petty fans, it could also be a reference to "Here comes my girl" by them.

And i don't think it's about a girl leaving, i think its about him being either tired of waiting for her to make up her mind, or tired of being with her and not being treated the right way. But they've been together...