I Don't Want To Wait Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gurt 

Cover art for I Don't Want To Wait lyrics by Paula Cole

To me this song is all about a girl and a guy who are married or maybe even just talking about the guy. The guy has an angry attitude and disappointing looks on his face with Paula saying, "You're wearing your anguish again" meaning after war all men go through that stage of what their history was like at war. Killing people, people being killed, being yelled at etc. his history makes his emotions not live for what is in the moment, it's extremely hard for people after war to cope into average people's lives because of that negative history they went through. He keeps living in the past, when all things, people, places have only this vary moment, then after.. it becomes history. This is a very positive song especially for angry men trying to regain their happiness and live back in the moment rather than what's seen in the past.

My Interpretation