Seasons (Waiting on You) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cheesesteak 

Cover art for Seasons (Waiting on You) lyrics by Future Islands

I believe this is about waiting for someone to come around or change to what you want/expect them to. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they don't change until after you give up waiting for them - and that is what they lose (3rd line, 3rd stanza)