London, Can You Wait? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TravLeBlanc 

Cover art for London, Can You Wait? lyrics by Gene

A friend dies and this should have been foreseeable. So I take it that this could either be addiction, poor health, or whatever.

In the UK, London is the place you go to if you want to make something of yourself. Become star or be a somebody. To those who live outside London, the city can have almost a mythic quality.

So as the friend is dying he say "London, can you wait?" He doesn't believe that what's happening to him is the end. Just a minor setback. He still has dreams to fulfill. He will get there eventually. It just might take a bit longer.

Even as he's dying, he still hold out hope of fulfilling his dreams and making something of himself. Although we know that never happens.

My Interpretation