Reelin in the years..I think of this phrase as someone who is done with fishing..done with the game..ready to settle down after years of having fun. Stowing away the time to me means she hasn't seen you/him for a long time, putting it away on purpose..gathering up the tears means she's done crying and had enough of mine means she'll not be listening to his anymore..This song is about someone the singer loves who is settling down with another man and he's giving his last farewells to her telling her how though he obviously loved/loves her, he never understood her and she obviously didn't value him
Reelin in the years..I think of this phrase as someone who is done with fishing..done with the game..ready to settle down after years of having fun. Stowing away the time to me means she hasn't seen you/him for a long time, putting it away on purpose..gathering up the tears means she's done crying and had enough of mine means she'll not be listening to his anymore..This song is about someone the singer loves who is settling down with another man and he's giving his last farewells to her telling her how though he obviously loved/loves her, he never understood her and she obviously didn't value him